- Georg Kronawitter
Georg Kronawitter (born
April 21 ,1928 ) is a German politician of theSPD . He was mayor ofMunich from 1972 to 1978 and from 1984 to 1993.Kronawitter was born in
Oberthann , a part ofSchweitenkirchen , in the district of Pfaffenhofen. He became an elementary school teacher in 1949, and earned his certification as a "Diplom-Handelslehrer" (business teacher) in 1956. [http://www.muenchen.de/Rathaus/dir/stadtspitze/buergermeister/100568/kronawitter.html Biography] at the city's web site de icon]He joined the SPD in 1961 and was elected to the
Landtag of Bavaria in 1966. In the 1972 local elections, he was elected Mayor of Munich with 55.9 percent of the votes, succeedingHans-Jochen Vogel . Due to conflicts within his party, he did not run for mayorship in the 1978 elections, and was succeeded by the CSU'sErich Kiesl . Six years later, he was elected mayor again in theApril 1 ,1984 run-off election, with 58.1 percent of the votes. In 1990, he was reelected with 61.64 percent of the votes.In 1978, he was honored with the
Ludwig-Thoma medal . In 1993, Kronawitter was honored by the city of Munich for his commitment to social justice and his early awareness of ecological possibilities of fiscal policy.Fact|date=February 2007After his mayoral career, Kronawitter was a major supporter of the successful "Initiative-Unser-München" petition, which stipulates that no high rise buildings whose height exceeds that of the Frauenkirche (99 m) may be built in Munich.
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External links
* [http://www.alt-ob-kronawitter.de Homepage of Georg Kronawitter (in German language)]
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NAME=Kronawitter, Georg
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=German politician, mayor ofMunich
DATE OF BIRTH=21 April 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH=Oberthann ,Bavaria
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