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NAME:
Joachim Wilhelm Josef Becker |
Lawyer
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PERSONAL DATA:
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Born in Mainz,
Germany, on April 7, 1955. His parents are deceased. |
PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION: |
Brown hair; blue
eyes; height: 162 cm; weight: 66 kilo. |
EDUCATION:
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After graduating
from the Willigis-Gymnasium in Mainz in 1974, he studied law at the
Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz. In 1982, he passed the first state
examination. Following a three-year trainee period in the judical service he
passed his second examination in 1985. |
MARITAL
STATUS: |
Married to the
former Sylvia Piepenschneider of Braunschweig, Germany. Her parents are
deceased. |
CHILDREN: |
Tobias Joachim,
August 5, 1984; Florian Johannes, February 15, 1986 and Susanne Beate, December
17, 1988. |
RECREATIONAL
INTERESTS: |
His hobbies
include computer, editing photographs and graphics, space exploration.
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EXPERIENCE:
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After short-term
assignments as a research assistant for a member of the German Parliament and
with the Federal Office for the Recognition of Foreign Refugees, Mr. Becker
entered the Federal Defence Administration as a civil servant on 1 July 1987.
During his employment with the Federal Office for Military Technology and
Procurement in Koblenz he was initially appointed probationary higher executive
officer (Regierungsrat zur Anstellung) and then, in 1990, higher executive
officer and permanent civil servant. In 1990, he was transferred to the German
Military District IV Office of Defence Administration in Wiesbaden. Initially,
he was employed in the legal affairs department and then in the military pay
section. In 1991, he was promoted to the rank of senior executive officer
(Oberregierungsrat). From 1 July 1997 until 31 August 1998, Mr. Becker has been
head of the information technology section of the Military District IV Office
of Defence Administration. Since 1 September 1998, he has been head of the
military pay section of the Military District IV Office of Defence
Administration. On 1 January 2002, he was transferred to the German Military
District West Branch Office Wiesbaden of Defence Administration and became
deputy head of the military pay section. In June 2003 he became deputy head of
the military substitutional service section. In March 2005 he returned to the
military pay section as deputy head and became in July 2005 acting head of the
military pay section. In 2006 he was appointed to coordinate the military pay
sections in Wiesbaden. After a short-term assignment at the German Military
District West Branch Office Düsseldorf he was transferred to the Regional
Medical Care Command in Diez on July 01, 2013. Since January 01, 2016 he is
retired from all military duties. |
Fascinated by the
historical Apollo 8 orbiting of the moon at Christmas 1968, Becker began to
take a keen interest in the development of manned space travel. During the past
few years, he started to set up a computer-assisted data base featuring the
biographical and statistical data of cosmonauts and astronauts from all over
the world. |
Job requirements
aroused Mr. Becker's interest for computer technology. Next to the development
and maintenance of his database, which incorporates state-of-the art technology
and provides for worldwide contacts, Mr. Becker's specialities include the
editing of photographs and graphics. |
January
2016 |
Contact:
Joachim
Becker |
NAME:
Heinz Hermann Janssen |
since July 2019
retired |
PERSONAL DATA:
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Born in Dunum,
Wittmund district, on December 16, 1955. His parents reside in Buttforde,
Wittmund district, Germany. |
PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION: |
Red-brown hair;
blue-grey eyes; height: 177 cm; weight: 76 kilo. |
EDUCATION:
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After graduating
from Carl-Gittermann Secondary School in Esens, 1972, he performed an education
at the community administration of Esens, Wittmund district. |
MARITAL
STATUS: |
Married to the
former Ruth Luebben of Norden, Germany. Her parents still reside there.
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CHILDREN: |
Two grown
daughters, Astrid Bettina and Kerstin. |
RECREATIONAL
INTERESTS: |
His hobbies
include space exploration, long distance running, chess, soccer and collecting
stamps. |
EXPERIENCE:
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After his duty
in the German Army he worked with the community administration of
Friedeburg/East Frisia, Wittmund district, since 1976, first until 1986 in the
department of community buildings and planning and then in the department of
orders, schools and social welfare, where he served as deputy head. He also is
a member of the registry office. In January 2005 he was assigned to the staff of "Zentrum fuer Arbeitsvermittlung und Grundsicherung" in Wittmund. |
Based on
informations he's got in his school by English-lessons with the theme of Edward
White's historical EVA and fascinated of the lunar landings, Mr. Janssen became
interested in human spaceflights. The decisive breakthrough for his
recreational interest he got from Mr. Joachim Becker with his big knowledge and
informations in this area. |
August
2019 |
Contact:
Heinz Janssen |