Eberhard Aurich

Eberhard Aurich (born 10 December 1946) is a former German politician and high-ranking functionary of the Free German Youth (FDJ).

Eberhard Aurich
Aurich (right) in 1989
First Secretary of the
Free German Youth
In office
1 December 1983  24 November 1989
Second Secretary
  • Volker Voigt
Preceded byEgon Krenz
Succeeded byFrank Türkowsky
Second Secretary of the
Free German Youth
In office
1980  1 December 1983
First Secretary
Preceded byErich Postler
Succeeded byVolker Voigt
Volkskammer
Member of the Volkskammer
for Bitterfeld, Gräfenhainichen, Wittenberg
In office
25 June 1981  29 January 1990
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byLysann Jacob
Personal details
Born
Eberhard Aurich

(1946-12-10) 10 December 1946
Chemnitz, Free State of Saxony, Soviet occupation zone, Allied-occupied Germany (now Germany)
Political partyParty of Democratic Socialism
(1989–1991)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Unity Party
(1967–1989)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Concrete Worker
Awards
  • Patriotic Order of Merit
Central institution membership
  • 1981–1989: Full member,
    Central Committee

Other offices held

In the German Democratic Republic, he served as the First Secretary of the FDJ from 1983 to 1989. He was the last First Secretary before the Peaceful Revolution.

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