Paul Nevermann (5 February 1902 – 22 March 1979) was a German politician, member of the
Social Democratic Party (SPD) and
First Mayor of
Hamburg (1961–1965).
Early life and education
Nevermann was born in
Klein Flottbek
Klein Flottbek (''Small Flottbek'') is a sub-urban district and neighbourhood in the quarters of Nienstedten, Othmarschen and Osdorf, located in the Altona borough of Hamburg, Germany. Unlike neighbouring Groß Flottbek, the former municipality o ...
(a then independent village in the
Pinneberg district now a neighborhood in Hamburg's quarter
Nienstedten). He studied law and after his graduation Nevermann worked for the Hamburg labor office, but was fired 1933 as a member of the SPD by the
Nazi government.
Political life
He joined the SPD in 1920. In the aftermath of the
20 July plot
On 20 July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia, now Kętrzyn, in present-day Poland. The ...
of 1944 he was arrested. After
World War II he became
Senator of Hamburg. From 1950 to 1953, Nevermann was Second Mayor of Hamburg and as a successor of
Max Brauer he was elected as First Mayor on 1 January 1961. During his term in office the
North Sea flood of 1962 and the state visits of
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...
(1963) and
Elizabeth II (1965) were major events in Hamburg. During the visit of Elizabeth II the breakup with his wife became public and after a media campaign by the newspapers of
Axel Springer Verlag Nevermann resigned in 1965.
Nevermann died in
Puerto de la Cruz,
Tenerife, Spain.
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1902 births
1979 deaths
Mayors of Hamburg
Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
University of Hamburg alumni
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