Karl-Heinz Scherhag

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Karl-Heinz Scherhag
Member of the Bundestag
for Koblenz
In office
10 November 1994 – 17 October 2017
ConstituencyKoblenz (electoral district)
Personal details
Born(1936-02-06)6 February 1936
Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nazi Germany
Died14 February 2015(2015-02-14) (aged 79)
Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Political partyChristian Democratic Union

Karl-Heinz Scherhag (6 February 1936 - 14 February 2015) was a German politician who served in the Bundestag from 1994 to 2002. He was member of the CDU.

Life[edit]

In 1974 Karl-Heinz Scherhag became a member of the General Assembly of the Koblenz Chamber of Crafts. He was its president from 1988 to 2009 (honorary president from 2009 until his death).[1]

Political career[edit]

Karl-Heinz Scherhag joined the CDU in 1960. He belonged for 16 Years to the City council of Koblenz. At the 2002 German federal election he get a mandate for the Bundestag. During his tenure, he sat on several committees of the German Bundestag, including the Main and Finance Committee and the Construction and Economic Development Committee.[2] As a member of the Bundestag, he was heavily involved in the creation of the "Meister-BaFöG" law and the Crafts Code.

Honors[edit]

  • Handwerkszeichen in Gold des ZDH (1996)
  • Große Bundesverdienstkreuz (2002)
  • Ehrenring der HwK Koblenz (2009)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HwK Koblenz trauert um Ehrenpräsident Karl-Heinz Scherhag". www.nr-kurier.de. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ^ "Scherhag Karl-Heinz". webarchiv.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2022-12-30.