- Alfred Kubel
Alfred Kubel (25 May 1909,
Braunschweig – 22 May 1999,Bad Pyrmont )cite web| url = http://www.luise-berlin.de/Ehrung/k/kubel_alfred.htm| title = Kubel, Alfred| accessdate = 2007-01-04| date = 2004-03-15| work = www.luise-berlin.com |language=German] was a Germanpolitician ; in his later career, he was a member of theSocial Democratic Party of Germany .cite web| url = http://www.niedersachsen.de/master/C2865850_N1461178_L20_D0_I198.html| title = Mitglieder der Niedersächsichen Staatsregierung| accessdate = 2007-01-04| work = www.niedersachsen.de|language=German]In 1928, after attending Middle School, Kubel became an industrial clerk. He had, in 1925, joined a
trade union and the "Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund ", a left-wing political party, and in 1933 he became active in resistance to theNazis . Kubel was arrested in 1937 and was convicted to a one-year prison term for preparation ofhigh treason . He was drafted into theVolkssturm , a branch of the military, in 1944, and deserted soon thereafter.In May 1946, after having joined the
Social Democratic Party of Germany , Kubel was appointedprime minister of Braunschweig by the British occupation forces; he held this position until the state was merged intoLower Saxony in November 1946. From 1951 to 1955 and from 1957 to 1970, he had various cabinet-level positions in the government of Lower Saxony. As minister, he also served on theVolkswagen Group 's advisory board from 1965 to 1970cite web| url = http://www.volkswagen-ir.de/download/Q1_00/20000300_anrep_1999_e.pdf | title = Annual Report 1999| accessdate = 2007-01-04| date = 1999| work= www.volkswagen-ir.de|publisher =Volkswagen Group |language=English] .Kubel was Prime Minister of
Lower Saxony from 1970 to 1976cite web| url = http://www.info-kalender.de/kal/k000525.htm#BUCHK| title = info - kalender| last= Gerhards| first = Alfred| accessdate = 2007-01-04| date = 2003-07-22| work = www.info-kalender.de| language=German] ; as such, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1974/75.References
* [http://www.ml.niedersachsen.de/master/C39901297_N33681160_L20_D0_I655 Biography at the Lower Saxon Ministry of Agriculture]
External links
* [http://dispatch.opac.d-nb.de/DB=4.1/REL?PPN=118724908 Literature by Kubel]
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