Hans Amler

After graduating from high school in Eichstätt, he earned his living as a miner in the Aachen district. The farmer's son, who comes from Pfahldorf, then studied economics in Cologne and Munich. From 1960 to 1984, he held a managerial position at Schubert & Salzer in Ingolstadt.^[3] From 1984 Amler was the professional mayor of the city of Ingolstadt and at the same time head of the finance department there.^[4][5] During his time in the town hall, he also held the position of chairman of the Ingolstadt Lebenshilfe. After his 18-year term in office ended in 2002, he was a member of the administrative committee of the Ingolstadt Employment Agency and a member of the supervisory board of the non-profit housing association Ingolstadt mbH until 2004.^[6] He was also president of the International Simon Mayr Society until 2003.^[7]