Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel Explained

Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel
Office1:Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Term Start1:1992
Term End1:2001
Office2:Mayor of Ettlingen
Term Start2:1966
Term End2:1970
Office3:Mayor of Pforzheim
Term Start3:1970
Term End3:1976
Office4:Lord mayor of Fellbach
Term Start4:1976
Term End4:2000
Birth Date:17 May 1934
Birth Place:Berlin-Charlottenburg, Branderburg, Prussia, Germany
Nationality:German
Party:FDP
Alma Mater:Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Profession:Teacher

Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel (17 May 1934 – 4 April 2022)[1] was a German politician and member of the FDP.

Kiel studied physics, mathematics, and sport at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and became a member of the FDP in 1964 whilst teaching at a gymnasium in Ettlingen, where he later became mayor (1966–1970). In 1970, Kiel became mayor of Pforzheim, until 1976, when he was elected to become mayor of Fellbach, a position he held until 2000.

From 1992 until 2001, Kiel was also a member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. For his services to the state, minister-president Erwin Teufel awarded him the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg on 5 May 2001. Kiel was made an honorary citizen of Fellbach and the Hungarian city Pécs, whilst the University of Pécs appointed him an honorary senator of their educational establishment.

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  1. https://www.fellbach.de/de/Aktuelles/Nachrichten/Nachricht?view=publish&item=article&id=1528 Fellbachs Alt-OB und Ehrenbürger Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel verstorben