Armin Behrendt

Armin Behrendt (born June 29, 1934 in Osterode in East Prussia ) is a German journalist and former functionary of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD) - a bloc party in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). From 1986 to 1990 he was a member of the People's Chamber .

Life

Behrendt, the son of a carpenter put, 1953 in Grevesmühlen the high school down, then studied until 1957 History at the Humboldt University in Berlin and acquired the academic degree of diploma historian . In 1958 he joined the LDPD. In 1957 Behrendt became an editor in the politics department of the LDPD central organ Der Morgen . In 1966 he was personal assistant to the Liberal Democratic Party chairman Manfred Gerlach and remained so until 1982. In 1968 he was with a thesis on Wilhelm Külz to Dr. phil. PhD .

On December 11, 1981, Behrendt was co-opted into the central board of the LDPD at the 16th meeting of the central board and was elected by the latter as secretary of the central board (successor to Gerhard Lindner ). From 1982 he was a member of the Presidential Council of the Kulturbund der GDR , the Executive Committee of the League for the United Nations in the GDR and the Committee for European Security and Cooperation. At the 13th party congress of the LDPD in April 1982 Behrendt was elected a member of the Political Affairs Committee and again as Secretary of the LDPD Central Executive Committee. From 1986 to March 1990 Behrendt was a member of the People's Chamber and a member of its committee for foreign affairs.

After the merger of the LDPD with the National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD), Behrendt belonged to the Bund Free Democrats , which joined the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in August 1990 . From April to October 1990, Behrendt was a managing board member of the Society for Liberal Politics together with Hans-Dieter Raspe . From 1991 Behrendt was an employee of the educational center of the FDP-affiliated Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Buenos Aires .

Fonts (selection)

• Wilhelm Külz. From the life of a seeker . Buchverlag Der Morgen, Berlin 1968, 3rd edition 1985.
• Dr. Wilhelm Külz. The liberal democrat in the anti-fascist-democratic order. A contribution to his view of life . In: Scientific journal of the Humboldt University of Berlin / Social and Linguistic Series , 19, 1970, pp. 181–190.
• The bloc politician Wilhelm Külz . In: Central Board of the LDPD (ed.): United in the alliance. Contributions to the theory and practice of alliance politics . Buchverlag Der Morgen, Berlin 1971, pp. 114–122.
• From imperial official to block politician. For the 90th birthday of Dr. Wilhelm Külz on February 18, 1965. In: LDPD information. Volume 19, 1965, No. 3, pp. 2-5.

Awards

• Ernst Moritz Arndt Medal (1968)
• Gold medal of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship (1976),
• Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze (1974), in silver (1980)
• German Peace Medal (1984)
• Silver Star of Friendship of Nations (1985)

literature

• Ulf Sommer: The Liberal Democratic Party of Germany. A bloc party led by the SED . Agenda, Münster 1996, ISBN 3-929440-88-1 , p. 316 and passim
• Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990 . Volume 1: Abendroth - Lyr . KG Saur, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-598-11176-2 , p. 42.
• Gerd-Rüdiger Stephan et al. (Ed.): The parties and organizations of the GDR. A manual . Dietz, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-320-01988-0 , p. 892.
• Helmut Müller-Enbergs :  Behrendt, Armin . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Morning , December 12, 1981.
2. ↑ The Morning , April 8, 1982.
3. ↑ Open discussion with all creative forces. Festive event of the LDPD . In: Thüringer Landeszeitung (TLZ), October 13, 1989.
4. ↑ Recorders for Latin America . In: Der Spiegel . No. 27 , 1991, pp. 16 ( online ).
5. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , October 2, 1974.
6. ^ Neues Deutschland , May 2, 1985.