Political Career
Since 1945, Arndt was a member of the SPD. In the 1950s, he was member of the management and participated in creating the Godesberg Program.
In 1948 and 1949, he was a member of the economic council of the Bizone, chairing the board for law, clerk law and "DM-Eröffnungsbilanz" (statement of the financial conditions for the Deutsche Mark). From 1949-69, Arndt was a member of the Bundestag for the SPD. From 1949-61, he served as corporate attorney and secretary of the SPD faction. In addition to that, he served in 1951/52 as deputy managing director of the Bundestag board for Law and Constitutional law as well as deputy managing director of the Bundestag board for reviewing the administration of the Bund (the so-called Platow-Ausschuss). From 1953-61, he chaired the research group "Rechtswesen" of the SPD faction.
Arndt is most famous for his speech in the debate about statute-barred prosecution of Nazi crimes, in which he states to morally feel guilty about taking part in those crimes.
In many cases, Arndt represented the SPD faction before the Bundesverfassungsgericht.
From March 11, 1963 to March 31, 1964, Arndt served as senator for science and arts in Berlin.
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