Günter Henle, also known as Günther Henle (3 February 1899 – 13 April 1979) was a German politician, pianist, and music publisher. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and of the German Bundestag.[1] He founded the music publisher G. Henle Verlag.

Günter Henle
Günter Henle (right), on the left in foreground his father-in-law Peter Klöckner
Member of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community
In office
16 July 1952 – 10 December 1953
Member of the Bundestag for Rhein-Wupper-Kreis
In office
7 September 1949 – 7 September 1953
Personal details
Born(1899-02-03)3 February 1899
Würzburg, German Empire
Died13 April 1979(1979-04-13) (aged 80)
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partyCDU

Life edit

Henle also pursued a political career and was a member of the Frankfurt Economic Council from 1947 to 1949. He then belonged to the German Bundestag in its first legislative period (1949-1953) as a directly elected member of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis constituency. From 1952 to 1953, he was also a member of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community in Strasbourg, the predecessor of the European Parliament.

Literature edit

  • Herbst, Ludolf; Jahn, Bruno (2002). Vierhaus, Rudolf (ed.). Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002 [Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag. 1949–2002] (in German). München: De Gruyter - De Gruyter Saur. p. 1715. ISBN 978-3-11-184511-1.

References edit

  1. ^ "Die Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages - 1.-13. Wahlperiode: Alphabetisches Gesamtverzeichnis; Stand: 28. Februar 1998" [The members of the German Bundestag - 1st - 13th term of office: Alphabetical complete index] (PDF). webarchiv.bundestag.de (in German). Deutscher Bundestag, Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Bundestages (WD 3/ZI 5). 1998-02-28. Retrieved 2020-05-21.