Franz Meyers

Franz Meyers
Franz Meyers
Born	Franz Josef Heinrich Georg Meyers; 31 July 1908; Mönchengladbach
Died	27 January 2002 (aged 93); Mönchengladbach
Education	Doctor of Laws
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 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.