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Franz Meyers

German politician (1908-2002) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 93

Franz Josef Heinrich Georg Meyers was a German politician who served as the 4th Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 21 July 1958 to 8 December 1966.

Franz Meyers is read about 21 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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2002Died27 January 20021986Order of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1978Honorary CitizenshipAward1963Bavarian Order of MeritAward1960Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1959Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1908Born31 July 1908

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Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia1986
Honorary Citizenship1978
Bavarian Order of Merit1963
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1960
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1959
German Red Cross Decoration

About this person

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.

Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 2002 · aged 93