Werner Eberlein
German politician (1919–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Werner Eberlein (9 November 1919 – 11 October 2002) was a German politician and high-ranking party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).
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Chairman of the Central Party Control Commission | |||||||||||||
In office 8 November 1989 – 3 December 1989 | |||||||||||||
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Preceded by | Erich Mückenberger | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||||||||
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in Bezirk Magdeburg | |||||||||||||
In office 15 June 1983 – 12 November 1989 | |||||||||||||
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Preceded by | Kurt Tiedke | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Wolfgang Pohl | ||||||||||||
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Born | Werner Eberlein (1919-11-09)9 November 1919 Mariendorf, Province of Brandenburg, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany) | ||||||||||||
Died | 11 October 2002(2002-10-11) (aged 82) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||
Political party | Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2002) | ||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Socialist Unity Party (1948–1989) | ||||||||||||
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Rising to prominence as Russian interpreter to state and party leader Walter Ulbricht, he served as the First Secretary of the SED in Bezirk Magdeburg and as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED in the 80s.[1]