▁full - time ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Christ licher ▁Met all arbe iter verband ▁( Christ ian ▁Metal work ers ' ▁Federation ) ▁in ▁Sie gen ▁kre is ▁and ▁Ol pe ▁kre is . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 9 - 1 9 2 8 ▁Sch rage ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁administrative ▁offices ▁in ▁Ol pe , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁on , ▁their ▁Labor ▁Office ▁Director . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁In ▁parallel , ▁Sch rage ▁was ▁polit ically ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁Party . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁city ▁council or ▁in ▁Ol pe , ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Kre ist ag , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁Provin cial ▁Parliament ▁( Pro vin zi all and tag ). ▁After ▁the ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁power ▁by ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party , ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Labor ▁Office ▁Director ▁and ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁distributed ▁the ▁newspaper ▁T rem onia ▁( D ort mund ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Germany , ▁Sch rage ▁was ▁full - time ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ol pe ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁through ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁in ▁Ol pe , ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁party ' s