Werner Hansen

Werner Hansen
Born31 July 1905
Rethem, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany
Died15 June 1971
Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Occupation(s)Trades Union leader
Anti-Nazi resistance
Bundestag member
ParentHeinrich & Karoline Heidorn

Werner Hansen (31 July 1905 – 15 June 1971) was a German Social democratic politician and trades unionist.[1] After 1933 he stayed in Germany for several years undertaking illegal resistance work, and emigrating only in 1937. He was able to return and resume his trades union career in 1945.[2]

  1. ^ :"Werner Hansen – Mitglied des Vorstandes des Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes". Internationales Biographisches Archiv 30/1972 vom 17. Juli 1972. Munzinger-Archiv GmbH, Ravensburg. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ^ Klaus Mertsching. "Werner Hansen (1905–1972)" (PDF). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. pp. 104–107. Retrieved 7 April 2016.