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Peter Paterna | |
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 Peter Paterna in 1981 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 1976–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1937 |
| Died | 30 October 2018 (aged 80) Hamburg, Germany |
| Resting place | Old Niendorf Cemetery |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Peter Paterna (22 December 1937 – 30 October 2018) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Biography
[edit]Paterna studied to become a teacher in Innsbruck and Hamburg. He began teaching in 1963, most recently as deputy head teacher at the elementary and secondary school in Hamburg-Niendorf Sachsenweg. As a proponent of comprehensive education, he played a significant role in the establishment of the Julius-Leber-School in Hamburg-Schnelsen. In 1970, he was elected to the Hamburg-Eimsbüttel district assembly, where he served as chairman of the SPD parliamentary group. Paterna joined the (SPD) in 1962. From 1976 to 1994, he was a member of the German Bundestag, always directly elected in the Eimsbüttel constituency (later Hamburg-Eimsbüttel). In the Bundestag, he chaired the Committee on Post and Telecommunications (from 1989: Committee on Post and Telecommunications) from 1987 to 1994.[1] His skepticism regarding the usefulness of data transmission via email remains well-known: after all, he argued, "we already have a functioning express courier system".[2] Here he fought with all his might against the privatization of the postal service (Postreform) and the opening of public service media to private providers.[3] In 1994, Paterna left the Bundestag after 18 years. Paterna died in 2018 aged 80.[3]
Literature
[edit]- Rudolf Vierhaus, Ludolf Herbst (Hrsg.), Bruno Jahn (Mitarb.): Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002. Bd. 2: N–Z. Anhang. K. G. Saur, München 2002, ISBN 978-3-598-23782-9, S. 631–632.
External links
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Media related to Peter Paterna at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ↑ "Paterna privatisiert". Der Spiegel (in German). 1994-11-06. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
- ↑ Klawitter, Nils (2002-09-29). "Prinzip Gießkanne". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
- 1 2 "Trauer um Peter Paterna – Marc Schemmel". marc-schemmel.de (in German). 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
| International | |
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| People | |
- 1937 births
- 2018 deaths
- People from Cuxhaven
- German schoolteachers
- Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
- Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Members of the Bundestag for Hamburg
- 20th-century German politicians
- 21st-century German politicians
- Members of the Bundestag 1976–1980
- Members of the Bundestag 1980–1983
- Members of the Bundestag 1983–1987
- Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990
- Members of the Bundestag 1990–1994