Joachim Herrmann (politician, born 1928)

Joachim Herrmann (October 29, 1928 - July 30, 1992) was an East German politician. He served as editor-in-chief of Neues Deutschland and as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the SED.

Joachim Herrmann
Herrmann in 1988
Editor-in-chief of
Neues Deutschland
In office
7 July 1971  15 March 1978
Deputy
  • Hajo Herbell
  • Harri Czepuck
  • Sander Drobela
  • Günter Kertzscher
  • Günter Schabowski
Preceded byRudolf Singer
Succeeded byGünter Schabowski
Editor-in-chief of
Berliner Zeitung
In office
February 1962  December 1965
Preceded byTheo Grandy
Succeeded byRolf Lehnert
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Volkskammer
for Berlin-Mitte, Berlin-Friedrichshain
In office
17 October 1976  16 November 1989
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities
1979–1989Friendly Parties
1978–1989Agitation
1978–1989Propaganda
1978–1983Party Academy Karl Marx
Personal details
Born(1928-10-29)29 October 1928
Berlin, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died30 July 1992(1992-07-30) (aged 63)
Berlin, Germany
Political partySED-PDS
(1989–1990)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Unity Party
(1948–1989)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Party Functionary
  • Journalist
Awards
Central institution membership
  • 1978–1989: Full member,
    Politburo of the Central Committee
  • 1973–1978: Candidate member,
    Politburo of the Central Committee
  • 1971–1989: Full member,
    Central Committee
  • 1967–1971: Candidate member,
    Central Committee

Other offices held
  • 1978–1989: Head,
    Agitation Commission at the Politburo
  • 1958–1960; 1963–1989: Member,
    Agitation Commission at the Politburo
  • 1960–1972: Member,
    West Commission at the Politburo
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