Gerhard Tautenhahn
Gerhard Tautenhahn (born December 2, 1929 in Vielau ; † 2018 ) was a German economic functionary (SED). He was Minister for General Machinery, Agricultural Machinery and Vehicle Construction in the GDR .
Life
The son of a coppersmith trained as a technical draftsman from 1944 to 1949 and worked in the profession. He joined the KPD in 1945 and became a member of the SED after the forced unification . In 1946 he also became a member of the FDJ . From 1949 to 1952 he studied at the technical school for mechanical and automotive engineering in Zwickau and was an instructor in the SED district leadership in Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1953 . After that he was an instructor until 1956, sector manager until 1964 and head of the mechanical engineering and metallurgy department of the Central Committee of the SED until 1986. From 1985 he was also head of the key technology management group , which was to promote the microelectronics program in particular.
From 1976 he was a member of the Economic Commission at the Politburo of the SED Central Committee, from 1981 to 1989 a member of the SED Central Committee and from March 1986 to November 1989 as successor to Günther Kleiber Minister for General Engineering, Agricultural Machinery and Vehicle Construction in the GDR.
After the reunification in the GDR he became a member of the Society for the Protection of Citizenship and Human Dignity (GBM). Tautenhahn last lived in Nauen and died in 2018.
Awards
- 1964 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze, 1969 in silver, 1980 and 1989 in gold
- 1971 and 1976 Medal of Merit of the National People's Army
- 1974 Order Banner of Labor Level I
- 1975 battle request "For services to the people and fatherland"
- 1977 Honorary title of Honored Metal Worker of the German Democratic Republic
- 1984 Gold Medal for the Patriotic Order of Merit
literature
- Elke Reuter, Helmut Müller-Enbergs : Tautenhahn, Gerhard . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ We mourn our members . In: akzente (GBM magazine), No. 11/2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tautenhahn, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SED), Minister for General Machinery, Agricultural Machinery and Vehicle Construction in the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vielau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2018 |