Erwin Kerber (politician)
Erwin Kerber (born September 11, 1908 , † October 22, 1983 in Berlin ) was a German economic functionary ( SED ). He was state secretary, deputy minister and trade representative of the GDR .
Life
After attending primary school, Kerber learned the trade of a locksmith and later qualified as an engineer. In 1927 he became a member of the KPD . After 1933 he was imprisoned.
In 1946 he became a member of the SED. From February 1947 he was initially head of the Industry, Transport and Management Department in the newly formed economic planning department of the provincial government of the Mark Brandenburg region, from February 1948 head of the main administration for material supply at DWK and from 1949 head of the main department for material supply in the Ministry of Foreign and Inner German Trade of the GDR. On November 16, 1950, he was appointed Deputy Chairman and State Secretary for Material Supply of the State Planning Commission of the GDR.
From 1955 to April 1965 he was Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade and Internal German Trade, and from May 1965 to 1974 he was head of the GDR's commercial agency in the USSR .
Kerber died at the age of 75.
Awards
- 1956 Patriotic Order of Merit in silver and 1973 in gold
- 1958 medal for fighters against fascism 1933 to 1945
- 1965 medal “20. Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 "
- 1969 Order Banner of Labor
- 1974 Order of Honor of the Soviet Union
- 1978 Gold medal for the Patriotic Order of Merit
literature
- Günther Buch: names and dates. Biographies of important people in the GDR. Dietz, Berlin (West) / Bonn-Bad Godesberg 1973, ISBN 3-8012-0020-5 , p. 137.
- 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. 385.
- Friederike Sattler: Economic order in transition. Politics, organization and function of the KPD / SED in the state of Brandenburg during the establishment of the central planned economy in the Soviet Zone / GDR 1945–52 . LIT Verlag, Münster 2002, ISBN 3-8258-6321-2 , p. 937.
Individual evidence
- ^ New Germany of November 17, 1950
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , May 23, 1974, p. 7.
- ^ Obituary notice in Neues Deutschland from October 25, 1983
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kerber, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German economic functionary of the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1908 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1983 |
| Place of death | Berlin |