Background
Pickel was born the son of an industrialist.
Pickel was born the son of an industrialist.
He took over the family business in the stonemasons industry, and in 1922 assumed post of Chief Executive Officer of the TUBAG company. In 1951 he resigned working as Chief Executive Officer, but still remained on the board. After 1945, he was among the founders of the German Christian Democratic Union (Christian Democratic Union) in his native Kottenheim.
Christian Democratic Union, Centre Party.
Pickel was elected in 1924 in the Council of the Municipality of Kottenheim and was from 1928 to 1933 district council member of the district of Mayen. During the time of the Weimar Republic, Pickel was a member of the Center Party. He was elected chairman of the Christian Democratic Union district (Mayen) in 1951 and was a member of the District Board and the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1947 to 1963.