Background
Storch was born in Fulda, Hesse, in 1892.
Storch was born in Fulda, Hesse, in 1892.
He was trained as a carpenter and served in World War I. Storch was the functionary of Woodworker"s Christian Trade Union from 1920 to 1933, trade union chairman of Hanover region from 1931 to 1933 and insurance agent until 1939. He contributed to the reestablishment of the trade unions in Hanover (British Zone) in 1945 and 1946. From 1946 to 1948, he served as the chief of department for social policy of British Zone trade unions.
He was the director of the workers" union (Verwaltung für Arbeit (VfA)) until 1949.
In the party he served at the social affairs committee. Then he was appointed minister of labor and social affairs to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Konrad Adenauer on 20 September 1949.
He was in office until 29 October 1957 when Theodor Blank replaced him in the post.
Christian Democratic Union, Centre Party.
Storch was an advocate of "far-reaching social welfare programme.".
From 1939 to 1945 he served as a member of air raid police. He became a member of Bizonal Economic Council in 1947 and was named its director of labor in 1948. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (Christian Democratic Union) and one of the Christian Democratic Union representatives in the Bundestag.