Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Democratic
Republic of Germany/Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)/ East Germany
(Female suffrage 1918)
Soviet
Occupied Zone 1949-53, Sovereign state 1953-89, 1989 Reunited with
the
Federal
Republic of Germany
Also
ses East Germany Heads of State and East Germany Parliament
Born as Frieda
Raddünz she lived (1902-2001)
1949-52 State Secretary for People's Education Else Zaisser
1952-53 Minister of People's Education
1953-54 Secretary of State for People's Education
Member of the People's Chamber of 1950-54 and lived (1898-1987)
1950-59 State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Health Jenny Matern
Deputy Minister President and Minister of Welfare in the Free State of
Sachsen 1945-47. Jenny Matern geb. Pickerodt lived (1904-60).
1951-58 Member
of the Council of Ministers and President of the National Bank Greta Kukhoff
She became President of the National Bank in 1950 as the
first woman in the world to hold this position. Active in foreign affairs after
1958. She lived (1902-81)
1953-68 Minister of Justice Dr. Hilde Benjamin
In 1947-53 Vice-President of Supreme Court, 1968-79 Professor of Law in Potsdam.
She lived (1903-89)
1953 Member of the Council of Ministers and Chairperson of the State Commission
for Trade and Supply Elli Schmidt
Leader of the SED-Women's Union 1947-53. She lived
(1908-1980)
1953-54 State Secretary of Inner-German Trade Eleonore Staimer
1954-58 Vice-Minister of Inner-German Trade
Secretary of the Communist Parliamentary Group of The Landtag of
Prussia In 1923-30, Ambassador to Yugoslavia 1958-69. She was daughter of DDR
President Wilhelm Pieck, and lived (1906-98)
1953-54 Acting Minister of Trade and Supply Dr.
Margarete Wittkowski
1954-61 Vice-Chairperson of the State Committee for Planning
1961-67 Vice-Chairperson of the Council of Ministers
in charge of Trade, Supply, and
Production of Consumer Goods
1967-74 President of the
National Bank
1972-74 (†) Member of the
Council of Ministers in charge of Coordination of Supply, Production, Shopping
and Distribution of Consumer Goods for Daily Needs, External Depths and Balance
of Payment
Known as Grete she was of Jewish origin she
studied and lived in Switzerland, France and United Kingdom since 1932, she
worked with the Soviet Occupation Administration 1952-58, Member of the
Volkskammer 1952-58 and 1963-67. She lived
(1901-74)
1958-63 Vice-Minister of
People's Education Magot Honecker
1963-89 Minister of People's Education
Wife of the State and Party Leader Honecker. She lived (1927-2016).
1964-68 Vice-Minister of Internal Trade Elfriede Wagner
(b. 1914-?)
1967-88 Vice-Minister of Light Industry Erika Frölich-Lieberwirth
1969-79 Vice-Minister for Universities Prof. Dr.jur. Edith Öser
Born Arenz
(b. 1930- ).
1972-86 Vice-Minister of Health Dr.med Anneliese Troedmann
1988-89 State Secretary for Finances and Prizes Uta Nickel
1989-90 Minister of Finance and Prizes
Former Councillor of Finance of Leipzig. As Finance Minister she was Member of
the Presidium of the Council of Ministers.
(b. 1941-)
1989 Minister of People's Education Helga Labs
1989-90 Alternate Minister President and Minister of Economy Prof. Dr. Christa
Luft
Deputy Parliamentary Leader of The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in the
Federal Assembly (Bundestag) 1994-2002. (b. 1937-)
1989-90 Minister of Labour, Wages, Environment and Water Hannelore Mensch
City Councillor and Secretary of the Magistrate of Berlin 1973-78, 1. Deputy Mayor of East Berlin
1978-89 and Member of Presidium of The Volkskammer (People's Chamber) in 1989. (b.1937-)
1989-90 Minister without Portfolio by Premier Minister Tatiana Böhm
1990 Minister of Trade and Industry Sybille Reider
(b. 1949)
1990 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Regine Hillebrandt
From 1991 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in Brandenburg 1991-99. She
lived (1941-2001)
1990 Minister of Youth and Sport Cordulla Schubert
(b. 1959)
1990 Minister of Family and Women Christa Schmidt
(b. 1941)
1990 Vice-Minister of Finance Herta König
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Last update 17.01.17