Helmut Yström (1881–1963) was a German
politician and Senator in
Bremen, Germany.
Biography
Yström's first foray into government work was his military service during
World War I. From 1919 to 1937, he was a Bremen
police officer. He quickly rose in the hierarchy of the police force, and in 1945 became the police president of
Bremerhaven. He served in this capacity until 1948, the year in which he retired.
After the
Second World War, he joined the
CDU. As successor to Martin Wilkens, he was the Bremen
senator
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for Food and Agriculture Department in the
SPD
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/ CDU
Senate of Bremen under the leadership of William Kaisen from 1952 to 1955. This department was disbanded in 1955. Yström was then a successor to John Degener, a
CDU Senator for the housing sector. This department was also disbanded in 1955.
[Karl Schneider: Helmut Yström. Erster Chef der Nachkriegspolizei und Senator. In: Arbeiterbewegung und Sozialgeschichte. Zeitschrift für die Regionalgeschichte Bremens im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Nr. 20; Bremen 2008.]
References
1881 births
1963 deaths
German police chiefs
Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians
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