Werner Eggerath

Werner Eggerath (16 March 1900, Elberfeld - 16 June 1977, East Berlin) was an East German author and communist politician. He was a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) 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 into 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.

Minister-Presidents of Thuringia

Weimar period (1920-1933)	Arnold Rudolf Paulssen August Frölich Richard Leutheußer Arnold Rudolf Paulssen Erwin Baum

Nazi period (1933-1945)	Fritz Sauckel Willy Marschler

Soviet administration / DDR (1945-1990)	Hermann Brill Rudolf Paul Werner Eggerath state abolished 1990

Federal Republic of Germany (since 1990)	Josef Duchac Bernhard Vogel Dieter Althaus Christine Lieberknecht

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Name	Eggerath, Werner
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Date of birth	16 March 1900
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Date of death	16 June 1977
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