East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany

The East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the position of highest authority in the district of East Berlin, having more power than the Mayor of East Berlin. The position was created on April 21, 1946 and abolished in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

First Secretaries

Name Term of Office Life years Start End Hermann Matern 21 April 1946 18 October 1948 1893–1971 Hans Jendretzky 18 October 1948 8 August 1953 1897–1992 Alfred Neumann 8 August 1953 16 February 1957 1909–2001 16 February 1957 28 February 1959 1905–1966 Paul Verner 28 February 1959 16 May 1971 1911–1986 Konrad Naumann 16 May 1971 5 November 1985 1929–1992 (acting)5 November 198525 November 19851930–2019 Günter Schabowski 25 November 1985 14 November 1989 1929–2015 14 November 1989 11 February 1990 1935–

See also History of Berlin East Berlin Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin Governing Mayor of Berlin Leadership of East Germany

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