Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski (3 July 1932 – 21 June 2015) was a politician and trader in the German Democratic Republic. He was director of a main department ('Hauptverwaltungsleiter') in the Ministry for Foreign Trade and German Domestic Trade (1956–62), the Deputy Minister for External Trade (1967–75), and head of the GDR's Kommerzielle Koordinierung (KoKo, 1966–86).[1]
He was born in Berlin to a stateless ethnic Russian father and adopted by the Schalcks when he was eight years old. His biological father served as a Tsarist officer in World War I and became the head of the Wehrmacht's Russian language interpreter school in World War II; he did not return from Soviet captivity. His maternal grandfather worked for Stinnes in St. Petersburg.[2]
In 1966 he was appointed head of KoKo (at that time a newly formed department of the Ministry for Foreign Trade, ten years later it would formally become a powerful independent government agency in its own right) and in 1967 was also appointed a special officer of the Ministry of State Security.
He was appointed to the central committee of the SED in 1986 and, under suspicion of misusing his powers at KoKo he fled to West Berlin in December 1989. He was briefly imprisoned before settling in Bavaria.
Post-reunification activitiesedit
Following reunification, the actions of KoKo and of Schalck-Golodkowski head were investigated on suspicions of espionage activities, tax evasion, fraud, breaking embargo regulations and offences against Allied military law. He was prosecuted in 1996 for breaking Allied law and sentenced to a year's probation; other charges were withdrawn due to his ill-health—he had operations to remove cancers in 1987 and 1997.
alexander, schalck, golodkowski, july, 1932, june, 2015, politician, trader, german, democratic, republic, director, main, department, hauptverwaltungsleiter, ministry, foreign, trade, german, domestic, trade, 1956, deputy, minister, external, trade, 1967, hea. Alexander Schalck Golodkowski 3 July 1932 21 June 2015 was a politician and trader in the German Democratic Republic He was director of a main department Hauptverwaltungsleiter in the Ministry for Foreign Trade and German Domestic Trade 1956 62 the Deputy Minister for External Trade 1967 75 and head of the GDR s Kommerzielle Koordinierung KoKo 1966 86 1 Alexander Schalck GolodkowskiSchalck Golodkowski in 1988Head of the KoKoState Secretary in theMinistry for Foreign Trade a In office 7 December 1966 6 December 1989MinisterHorst SolleGerhard BeilDeputyHorst RoigkManfred SeidelPreceded byHorst RoigkSucceeded byKarl Heinz Gerstenberger acting Personal detailsBorn 1932 07 03 3 July 1932Treptow Berlin Free State of Prussia Weimar Republic now Germany Died21 June 2015 2015 06 22 aged 82 Rottach Egern Bavaria GermanyPolitical partySocialist Unity Party 1955 1989 SpousesMargareta Becker m 1955 div 1975 wbr Sigrid Gutmann m 1976 wbr Children2Alma materHochschule fur AussenhandelJuristische Hochschule des MfSOccupationPoliticianCivil ServantBusinessmanPrecision MechanicAwardsPatriotic Order of Merit 1st classOrder of Karl MarxMedal Brotherhood in ArmsStar of People s FriendshipCentral institution membership 1986 1989 Full member Central Committee Other offices held 1962 1966 First Secretary Socialist Unity Party in the Ministry for Foreign Trade Contents 1 Early life 2 Career in East Germany 3 Post reunification activities 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editHe was born in Berlin to a stateless ethnic Russian father and adopted by the Schalcks when he was eight years old His biological father served as a Tsarist officer in World War I and became the head of the Wehrmacht s Russian language interpreter school in World War II he did not return from Soviet captivity His maternal grandfather worked for Stinnes in St Petersburg 2 Schalck Golodkowsky joined the Free German Youth in 1951 and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands SED in 1955 Career in East Germany editIn 1966 he was appointed head of KoKo at that time a newly formed department of the Ministry for Foreign Trade ten years later it would formally become a powerful independent government agency in its own right and in 1967 was also appointed a special officer of the Ministry of State Security In 1983 he led the negotiations with Bavarian leader Franz Josef Strauss to obtain a billion Deutschmarks loan from the West German government He was appointed to the central committee of the SED in 1986 and under suspicion of misusing his powers at KoKo he fled to West Berlin in December 1989 He was briefly imprisoned before settling in Bavaria Post reunification activities editFollowing reunification the actions of KoKo and of Schalck Golodkowski head were investigated on suspicions of espionage activities tax evasion fraud breaking embargo regulations and offences against Allied military law He was prosecuted in 1996 for breaking Allied law and sentenced to a year s probation other charges were withdrawn due to his ill health he had operations to remove cancers in 1987 and 1997 He had been married twice and had two children See also edit nbsp East Germany portalHeinrich RauReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Schalck Golodkowski www dhm de lemo biography in German munzinger de biography in German Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade from 1967 until 1975 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German politician of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Schalck Golodkowski amp oldid 1176541172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
