Elisabeth Menzel
Elisabeth Menzel , née Ebert (born February 2, 1908 , † March 23, 1979 in Berlin ) was a German politician ( SED ). From 1951 to 1952 she was Minister of the State Government of Saxony-Anhalt .
Life
Elisabeth Menzel had attended elementary school, completed a seminar for kindergarten teachers and then worked as a professional and carer. In 1928 she became a member of the KPD . She did not work professionally between 1936 and 1945.
After the Second World War , she attended an antifa school of the Red Army and in 1946 became a member of the SED. In 1946/47 she worked in the German administration for work and social welfare. In 1948/49 she attended the party college of the SED and worked until August 1949 in the Ministry of Education of Saxony-Anhalt as a consultant for pre-school education. She then worked as a consultant for social education at the German Central Pedagogical Institute (DPZI). In 1950 she was appointed a consultant in the cultural department of the Central Committee of the SED. After Richard Schallock resigned , she was Minister for Public Education from November 28, 1951 to July 31, 1952 in the government of Saxony-Anhalt led by Prime Minister Werner Bruschke . After 1952 she worked as an instructor in the teaching and education sector of the Culture Department of the Central Committee of the SED.
Elisabeth Menzel was married to Robert Menzel and was the mother of two children. She died at the age of 71 and was buried in the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery in Berlin.
Awards
- 1950 Honorary title " Honored Teacher of the People "
- 1968 Patriotic Order of Merit in silver and 1977 in gold
- 1975 Clara Zetkin Medal
literature
- Frank Hirschinger: "Gestapo agents, Trotskyists, traitors". Communist party purges in Saxony-Anhalt 1918-1953 , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-525-36903-4 , p. 305.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minutes No. 9 of the meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED on September 12, 1950 - DY 30 / IV 2/2/109
- ↑ Obituary notice of her family . In: Neues Deutschland , March 29, 1979, p. 5.
1945–52: Ernst Thape | Ludwig Einicke (officiating) | Richard Schallock | Elisabeth Menzel
Since 1990: Werner Sobetzko | Reiner Schomburg | Karl-Heinz Reck | Gerd Harms | Jan-Hendrik Olbertz | Birgitta Wolff | Stephan Dorgerloh | Marco Tullner
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menzel, Elisabeth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ebert, Elisabeth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SED) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1908 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1979 |
| Place of death | Berlin |