Franz Meyers

Franz Meyers
Born	Franz Josef Heinrich Georg Meyers 31 July 1908 Mönchengladbach
Died	27 January 2002 (aged 93) Mönchengladbach
Education	Doctor of Law
Alma mater	University of Cologne University of Freiburg
Occupation	Politician, lawyer (1935–), writer
Political party	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Awards	honorary citizenship (Mönchengladbach, 1978)
Position held	member of the German Bundestag (1957–1958), member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1950–1970), mayor (1952–1952), President of the German Bundesrat (1960–1961), Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (1958–1966), substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1958–1958), interior minister (1952–1956)
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Franz Josef Heinrich Georg Meyers (31 July 1908 – 27 January 2002) was a German politician who served as the 4th Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 21 July 1958 to 8 December 1966. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he had previously served as mayor of Mönchengladbach in 1952 and as Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1952 to 1956.^[1]

He was born and died in Mönchengladbach.

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