Werner Eggerath

Werner Eggerath (16 March 1900, in Elberfeld – 16 June 1977, in East Berlin) was an East German author and communist politician.^[1] He was a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED / Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands) and its first secretary in Thuringia from 21 April 1946 to 1947, already having held that position in the Communist Party of Germany before its merger with the SPD, to create, in April 1946, the SED. After having been Minister of the Interior of Thuringia since May 1947, he became its Minister-President on 9 October 1947, which he stayed until 23 July 1952 when the state was abolished.^[1] Eggerath also served as Ambassador to Romania from 1954 to 1957^[1] and as the State Secretary for Church Affairs.

Werner Eggerath
Eggerath in 1950
State Secretary for Church Affairs
In office 1957–1960
Ambassador of the German Democratic Republic to Romania
In office 1954–1957
Minister-President of Thuringia
In office September 2, 1947 – July 23, 1952
Personal details
Born	(1900-03-16)March 16, 1900 Elberfeld, German Empire
Died	June 16, 1977(1977-06-16) (aged 77) East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Resting place	Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Political party	Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-) Communist Party of Germany (1924-1946)
Alma mater	International Lenin School
Awards	Order of Karl Marx (1975) Patriotic Order of Merit Honor clasp, in Gold (1970) Patriotic Order of Merit Gold, 1st Class (1965) National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (1960) Banner of Labor (1960) Medal for Fighters Against Fascism (1958) Patriotic Order of Merit Silver, 2nd class (1955)
Military service
Allegiance	Ruhr Red Army (1920) German Empire (1918-1919)
Battles/wars	Ruhr Uprising World War One

References

1. Elke Reuter; Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Eggerath, Werner * 16.3.1900, † 16.6.1977 Ministerpräsident von Thüringen". Wer war wer in der DDR? (in German). Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur. Retrieved 20 January 2015.