Herbert Häber

Herbert Häber
Herbert Häber
	Häber (right) with Erich Honecker and Oskar Lafontaine in 1982
Head of the West Department of the Central Committee
	In office; December 1973 – 22 November 1985
Secretary	Albert Norden; Hermann Axen;
Deputy	Dieter Kerschek; Günter Pötschke; Gunter Rettner;
Preceded by	Heinz Geggel
Succeeded by	Gunter Rettner
Personal details
Born	Herbert Häber; 15 November 1930; Zwickau, Free State of Saxony, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died	10 April 2020 (aged 89); Berlin, Germany
Political party	Socialist Unity Party; (1946–1989)
Alma mater	CPSU Higher Party School;
Occupation	Journalist; Politician; Party Functionary;
Awards	Patriotic Order of Merit, 1st class; Banner of Labor;
	Central institution membership 1984–1985: Full member,; Politburo of the Central Committee ; 1978–1986: Full member,; Central Committee ; 1976–1978: Candidate member,; Central Committee ; Other offices held 1965: Deputy Head, West Department of the Central Committee ;

Herbert Häber (15 November 1930 – 10 April 2020) was a German politician and party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).

Häber was one of the most influential foreign policy experts in the GDR, serving as the longtime head of the West Department at the Central Committee of the SED. Häber supported SED leader Erich Honecker's policy of German-German dialogue and rapprochement, leading to his surprising ascension to the SED Politburo in May 1984. Häber was however removed and institutionalized in August 1985, as a scapegoat for the worsening relationship with the Soviet Union.

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