Robert Lehr | |
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 Lehr in 1950 | |
| Federal Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 11 October 1950 – 20 October 1953 | |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Preceded by | Gustav Heinemann |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Schröder |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 7 September 1949 – 7 September 1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1883-08-20)20 August 1883 |
| Died | 13 October 1956(1956-10-13) (aged 73) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) (1945–1956) |
| Other political affiliations | German National People's Party (DNVP) (1929–1933) |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg University of Berlin University of Bonn |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Robert Lehr (20 August 1883 – 13 October 1956) was a German politician (DNVP,CDU). He served asFederal Minister of the Interior from 1950 to 1953 under chancellorKonrad Adenauer.
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Robert Lehr was born on 20 August 1883 inCelle as the third child of Oskar and Clara (Stück) Lehr. His childhood was shaped by his father's involvement in the military as well as his parents'ProtestantPietistic beliefs.[clarification needed]
Lehr completed hisAbitur in 1904 and began studyingjurisprudence inMarburg,Berlin, andBonn. In 1907 he passed his firstStaatsexamen inCologne and received hisdoctorate from theUniversity of Heidelberg in 1908 with adissertation onlegal liability laws within theGerman Reich. After completing hisreferendary and final Staatsexamen Lehr decided to pursue a career in local administration because of the personal autonomy and variety such a position offered. He began working as anassessor for themunicipality ofDüsseldorf in 1913[1]
In December 1914 at the age of 31, Lehr was elected department head of the police, in which role he was responsible for controlling the press, surveying food supply, counterespionage, and combating radical forces.[2] He held this position throughoutWorld War I. He moved to a position as head of the finance department in 1919 and worked there until 1924, when he was elected’’Oberbürgermeister’’ of Düsseldorf. During this time he was able to foster economic success within his city despite the worsening economic conditions in nearbyCologne.[3]
During a board meeting on 12 April 1933, only weeks after theEnabling Act (‘’Ermächtigungsgesetz’’), ‘’Oberbürgmeister’’ Lehr was arrested on charges of bribery and personal gain.[4] He was released from “protective custody” in September 1933 due to a severe sickness. He remained barred from working as alawyer orprofessor within Nazi Germany, and remained a private citizen throughout the remainder of the Nazi rule.
In 1935, Lehr joined a Düsseldorf resistance group consisting of multiple prominent individuals of theWeimar Era including former Union SecretaryKarl Arnold andevangelical lawyerFranz Etzel. The Düsseldorf resistance was connected with multiple other resistance groups throughout the nation, including those led byJakob Kaiser inBerlin andHeinrich Körner inBonn. Lehr and his wife remained under intense scrutiny by theGestapo until the end ofWorld War II.[5]
Lehr returned to politics immediately following the war, helping to establish theCDU in 1945. He was named the governor of theNorth Rhine-Westphalia province by occupyingBritish troops. He belonged to the GermanBundestag from 1949 until 1953.
Lehr remained active in other areas of society as well, serving as President of the ‘’Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald’’, an environmental association, from 1947 until 1956 and acting as the head of the ‘’Marburger Universitätsbund’’ from 1952 until his death. He also served as President of the ‘’Industrial Club of Düsseldorf’’ during this time.
Lehr died on 13 October 1956 at the age of 73 in Düsseldorf.
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