Rudi Arndt was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
15 Facts About Rudi Arndt
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Rudi Arndt served in several positions in the Hesse state government, and as the Mayor of Frankfurt between 1972 and 1977.
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Rudi Arndt's father, Konrad Arndt, was a trade union secretary, and was imprisoned by the Nazis for a short while.
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In 1938 the senior Rudi Arndt was released from prison, after which he conscripted in the army to avoid persecution from the Gestapo.
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Rudi Arndt's mother, Anna Babette, was a social democrat and local politician in Frankfurt.
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Rudi Arndt's sister was murdered by the National Socialists in 1940.
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Rudi Arndt was expelled from college for making comments critical of the Nazi regime, conscripted into the army and ordered to the Eastern Front.
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Rudi Arndt did not return from soviet captivity until 1949.
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Rudi Arndt married 3 times, and had a son from his first marriage.
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On 3 March 1944 Rudi Arndt applied for membership of the Nazi Party.
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In 1952 Rudi Arndt became a city councillor in Frankfurt, a position he held until 1956, when he was elected to the Landtag of Hesse.
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Rudi Arndt became the Economy and Transport Minister for Hesse in 1964, after the resignation of his predecessor Wilhelm Conrad.
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In Osswald's new cabinet of 1970, Rudi Arndt became the Minister of Finance for Hesse.
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On 16 December 1971 Rudi Arndt was elected mayor of Frankfurt, following the death of incumbent Walter Moller.
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Rudi Arndt died unexpectedly during a river trip near Kiev in 2004.