Helmut Yström (1881–1963) was a German

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and Senator in Bremen, Germany.

Biography

Yström's first foray into government work was his military service during

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. From 1919 to 1937, he was a Bremen

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. He quickly rose in the hierarchy of the police force, and in 1945 became the police president of

Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (; ) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the Bremen (state), city-state of Bremen. The Geeste (river), River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser. Brem ...

. He served in this capacity until 1948, the year in which he retired. After the

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, he joined the CDU. As successor to Martin Wilkens, he was the Bremen

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for Food and Agriculture Department in the SPD / 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 People from Bremerhaven {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub