Josef Bauer (politician)
German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (1915-1989)
Josef Bauer (10 June 1915 – 15 July 1989) was a German politician and a member of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria from 1953 to 1969.
Biography
Bauer was born in Wasserburg am Inn in 1915.
On 4 November 1937 he became a member of the Nazi Party. He started from 1953 as a town councillor in Bavaria.
From 1963 to 1969 he was deputy chairman of the CSU regional committee in CDU/CSU the Bundestag faction. He represented the constituency Altötting in the parliament. He represented during the 5th Bundestag.
From 1962 to 1970 Bauer was also state parliament delegate for the CSU in Bavaria.
He was governor of Landkreis Wasserburg am Inn from 1970 to 1972.
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