Sonja Mueller
Sonja Müller (* 24. April 1923 in Weimar as Sonja Neubauer ) is a German teacher and former official of the ( SED ). She was chairman of the Central Committee for Youth Consecration in the GDR .
Life
The daughter of the teacher and resistance fighter Theodor Neubauer learned the profession of kindergarten teacher after attending primary school and worked in the profession from 1942 to 1945.
She joined the KPD on November 11, 1945 , and became a member of the SED in 1946. She attended the preparatory college from 1946 to 1950 and studied educational science at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena , graduating as a graduate teacher for social sciences .
From 1954 she was active in the central party apparatus of the SED, initially as head of the pre-school education and kindergartens sector, from 1958 as deputy head of the popular education department of the SED Central Committee. From January 1963 (VI. Party Congress) to December 1989 she was a member of the Central Revision Commission of the SED and from November 1972 to May 1983 chairwoman of the Central Committee for Youth Consecration in the GDR. On May 5, 1983, she was replaced by Egon Freyer for health reasons and retired.
Sonja Müller was awarded Dr. paed. doctorate and later promoted to senior lecturer .
Awards
- 1959 Gold Dr Theodor Neubauer Medal
- 1965 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze, 1979 in silver and 1983 in gold
- 1971 Clara Zetkin Medal
- 1980 Order Banner of Labor Level I
- 1988 Gold Medal for the Patriotic Order of Merit
Fonts
- Life pictures of great educators: Theodor Neubauer. People and Knowledge Volkseigener Verlag, Berlin 1964.
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. 200.
- Andreas Herbst (eds.), Winfried Ranke, Jürgen Winkler: This is how the GDR worked. Volume 3: Lexicon of functionaries (= rororo manual. Vol. 6350). Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-499-16350-0 , p. 237.
- Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990 . Volume 2: Maassen - Zylla . KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 572.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , May 6, 1983, p. 2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Sonja |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neubauer, Sonja (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German educator and functionary (SED) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weimar |