List of candidates for the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED
The predecessor of the Politburo of the Central Committee was the Politburo of the SED Party Executive , to which the candidates Anton Ackermann , Karl Steinhoff (both since January 24, 1949), Heinrich Rau (since July 20, 1949) and Wilhelm Zaisser (since March 14, 1950) belonged .
List of candidates of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED , chronologically according to the first election. (†) marks Politburo candidates who have died in office.
Elected at the 1st meeting of the Central Committee after the III. SED Party Congress (July 25, 1950):
- Anton Ackermann , July 25, 1950 to July 26, 1953
- Rudolf Herrnstadt , July 25, 1950 to July 26, 1953
- Erich Honecker , July 25, 1950 to July 16, 1958 (full member)
- Hans Jendretzky , July 25, 1950 to July 26, 1953
- Erich Mückenberger , July 25, 1950 to July 16, 1958 (full member)
- Elli Schmidt , July 25, 1950 to July 26, 1953
Elected for the first time at the 1st session of the Central Committee after the 4th Party Congress of the SED (July 26, 1953):
- Bruno Leuschner , July 26, 1953 to July 16, 1958 (full member)
- Herbert Warnke , July 26, 1953 to July 16, 1958 (full member)
First elected at the 19th session of the Central Committee after the 4th Party Congress of the SED (April 7, 1954):
- Alfred Neumann , April 7, 1954 to February 3, 1958 (full member)
Elected for the first time at the 1st session of the Central Committee after the Fifth Party Congress of the SED (July 16, 1958):
- Edith Baumann , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963
- Luise Ermisch , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963
- Paul Fröhlich , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963 (full member)
- Kurt Hager , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963 (full member)
- Alfred Kurella , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963
- Karl Mewis , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963
- Alois Pisnik , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963
- Paul Verner , July 16, 1958 to January 21, 1963 (full member)
First elected at the 7th session of the Central Committee after the Fifth Party Congress of the SED (December 10, 1959):
- Gerhard Grüneberg , December 10, 1959 to September 15, 1966 (full member)
First elected at the 13th session of the Central Committee after the 5th SED Party Congress (July 3, 1961):
- Erich Apel , July 3, 1961 to December 3, 1965 (†)
Elected for the first time at the 1st meeting of the Central Committee after VI. SED Party Congress (January 21, 1963):
- Hermann Axen , January 21, 1963 to December 11, 1970 (full member)
- Karl-Heinz Bartsch , January 21, 1963 to February 9, 1963
- Georg Ewald , January 21, 1963 to September 14, 1973 (†)
- Werner Jarowinsky , January 21, 1963 to May 24, 1984 (full member)
- Günter Mittag , January 21, 1963 to September 15, 1966 (full member)
- Margarete Müller , January 21, 1963 to December 3, 1989
- Horst Sindermann , January 21, 1963 to April 22, 1967 (full member)
Elected for the first time at the 1st session of the Central Committee after the Seventh Party Congress of the SED (April 22, 1967):
- Walter Halbritter , April 22, 1967 to October 2, 1973
- Günther Kleiber , April 22, 1967 to May 24, 1984 (full member)
First elected at the 14th session of the Central Committee after the Seventh Party Congress of the SED (December 11, 1970):
- Werner Lamberz , December 11, 1970 to June 19, 1971 (full member)
First elected at the 1st session of the Central Committee after the 8th Party Congress of the SED (June 19, 1971):
- Erich Mielke , June 19, 1971 to May 22, 1976 (full member)
- Harry Tisch , June 19, 1971 to June 5, 1975 (full member)
First elected at the 10th session of the Central Committee after the 8th Party Congress of the SED (October 2, 1973):
- Werner Felfe , October 2, 1973 to May 22, 1976 (full member)
- Joachim Herrmann , October 2, 1973 to May 25, 1978 (full member)
- Ingeburg Lange , October 2, 1973 to November 10, 1989
- Konrad Naumann , October 2, 1973 to May 22, 1976 (full member)
- Gerhard Schürer , October 2, 1973 to November 8, 1989 (full member)
Elected for the first time at the 1st meeting of the Central Committee after the IX. SED Party Congress (May 22, 1976):
- Horst Dohlus , May 22, 1976 to May 21, 1980 (full member)
- Egon Krenz , May 22, 1976 to November 24, 1983 (full member)
- Werner Walde , May 22, 1976 to November 10, 1989
Elected for the first time at the 1st session of the Central Committee after the Xth Party Congress of the SED (April 16, 1981):
- Günter Schabowski , April 16, 1981 to May 24, 1984 (full member)
First elected at the 11th session of the Central Committee after the 10th SED party congress (November 22, 1985):
- Werner Eberlein , November 22, 1985 to April 21, 1986 (full member)
- Siegfried Lorenz , November 22, 1985 to April 21, 1986 (full member)
- Gerhard Müller , November 22, 1985 to November 8, 1989
First elected at the 10th session of the Central Committee after the XI. SED Party Congress (November 8, 1989):
- Johannes Chemnitzer , November 8, 1989 to November 10, 1989
- Günter Sieber , November 8, 1989 to December 3, 1989
- Hans-Joachim Willerding , November 8, 1989 to December 3, 1989