[1] He joined the CDU in 1946 and was a member of the city council of Essen and chairman of the social committee between 1948 and 1959.
From 26 October 1959 to 28 November 1960 he was a member of the 3rd Bundestag as successor to the late Johann Kunze.
Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages.
1949–2002 [Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag.
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