What is Karl Arnold?
[[File:Karl Arnold Briefmarke.jpg|thumb|Karl Arnold on a stamp from 2001]] '''Karl Arnold''' (born 21 March 1901 in [[Herrlishöfen]], died 29 June 1958 in [[Düsseldorf]]) was a German politician. He was [[Minister President]] of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] from 1947 to 1956. == Life and profession == After 1920, Arnold worked full-time basis for the Christian trade union movement. He became Secretary of the Düsseldorf District of the Christian trade union in 1924. In 1928, Arnold married Arnold Liesl Joeres. Their son Gottfried was born in 1933 and was a member of the German [[Bundestag]] between 1961 and 1983. Arnold was partner in a business in Düsseldorf in 1933. During the [[Third Reich]] the [[Gestapo]] watched and followed him. He was arrested after [[Count von Stauffenberg]] tried to [[assassinate]] (murder) [[Hitler]] on 20 July 1944. Arnold helped to found the industrial unions, today's DGB, with Hans Böckler in the Rhineland in 1945. He got permission from the American Army to publish the Rheinische Post (Rhenish Post) daily newspaper. His family still own part of the paper today. He died of a heart attack on 29 June 1958, during the Landtag ([[States of Germany|state]] parliament) election campaign. Karl Arnold was buried in Düsseldorf's South Cemetery. == Political party == Arnold joined the [[Centre party]] in 1920. After the World War II Arnold founded the of Düsseldorf Christian democratic party in 1945. Later this became a part of [[CDU]]. Arnold was the CDU's deputy federal chairman from 1956 until his death. == Public offices == 1925 to 1933 he was a member of the city council of Düsseldorf and acting chairman the of the Centre Party group. He was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1946 until his death. Between 1947 and 1949 he was also a member of the parliament of the [[Bizone]] (which was the British and American [[Allied occupation zones|occupation zones]]). In 1957, Arnold was elected to the Bundestag with 72.6% of the votes in the Gelsenkirchen-Erke