Worldwide Guide to Women
in Leadership
Local Leaders of East Germany
Also see East Germany Ministers
1948-53 Staträtin (Councillor)
Wilhelmina Schirmer-Pröscher, Gross-Berlin.
1953-59 Deputy Mayor
Member of the Presidium of
the Volkskammer (1950-89),
and lived (1889-1992)
1948-53 Stadträtin
Margareth Müller, East-Berlin
1953-59 Deputy Chief Mayor
Vice-chairperson of the LDPD in the Town and 1967-76 Member of the Presidium of the
Volkskammer
1952-59 Chairperson of the District Government Lydia Poser, Gera
1963-88 Vice-Chairperson of the District Government Gisela
Queck, Neubrandenburg
She was in charge of different portfolios within trade and supply. (b. 1932-)
1963-89 Vice-Chairperson of the District Government Ursula Ragwitz, Cottbus
1964-69 Vice-Chairperson of the District Government for Trade and Supply Ilse
Thiele, Dresden
Member of the Council of State 1971-89. (b. 1926-)
1971-89 Chairperson of the District Government Irma Uschkamp, Cottbus
(Vorzitzende des Rates des Bezirkes) (b. 1929-)
1974-87 Vice-Chairperson of the District Government for Trade and Supply Helga Nossek, Dresden
1978-89 1. Deputy Mayor
Hannelore Mensch, East
Berlin
Member of Presidium of The Volkskammer (People's Chamber) 1989
and Minister of Labour, Wages, Environment and Water 1989-90. (b.1937-)
1988-89 1st Secretary of
the Communist Party Christa Zellmer, Frankfurt
(b. 1930-)
1990 Acting Oberbürgermeisterin (Head Mayoress) Ingrid Pankraz of East Berlin (15.2-23.2)
1990-91 President of the City Council Dr. Christa Bergmann, East Berlin
1991-98 Deputy Governing Mayor and Senator of Women and Family of the reunited Berlin
Federal Minister from 1998.
1990 Regierungsbevollmächtigte (Representative of the Government) Britta
Schellin, Frankfurt an der Oder
Later became Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg under her married name of Stark.
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