Günther Maleuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Maleuda in 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Democratic Farmers' Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 27 March 1987 – 25 June 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ernst Mecklenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ulrich Junghanns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President of the Volkskammer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 13 November 1989 – 5 April 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Horst Sindermann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sabine Bergmann-Pohl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the DBD/DFD group in the Volkskammer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office March 1990 – 1 September 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Erwin Binder (DBD) Hannelore Hauschild (DFD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alt Beelitz, Province of Brandenburg, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Drezdenko, Poland) | 20 January 1931||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 July 2012 Bernau bei Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Party of Democratic Socialism (Bundestag group) Democratic Farmers' Party (1950–1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Günther Maleuda (20 January 1931 – 18 July 2012) was an East German politician.[2] From November 1989 to April 1990 he was the President of the People's Chamber (East German Parliament).[2]
Early years
[edit]He was born in Alt Beelitz, (today Stare Bielice, Poland). In 1950 he joined the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands). From 1952 to 1955 he studied Economics.
Career
[edit]From 1958 to 1967 Maleuda was a member of the district council of Königs Wusterhausen, from 1967 to 1976 a member of the district council of Potsdam and from 1976 to 1982 he was a member of the district council of Halle. In 1981 he was elected as a member of the People's Chamber.
From 1977 to 1990 he was a member of the Presidium of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (DBD). On 27 March 1987 Maleuda became chairman of the DBD and at the same time a deputy chairman of the Council of State.
On 13 November 1989 he was the successor of Horst Sindermann as President of the People's Chamber[3] (until March 1990). Maleuda supported the reforms and took part in the round table negotiations.
Although his party merged with the CDU in October 1990, Maleuda refused to be a member of the Christian Democratic Union.
In 1994 he was elected as a (non-party) member of the Bundestag (German Parliament) on the PDS list.[4] He remained a member until 1998.
References
[edit]- ^ Schmidt, Arthur. "Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1986-1990, Seite 31" (PDF). gvoon.de. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ a b Deutsche Presse-Agentur (2012-08-20). "Günther Maleuda: Früherer DDR-Funktionär Maleuda tot". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Whitney, Craig R. (14 November 1989). "Clamor in the East: A Contrite Government". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (19 October 1994). "Germany's Ex-Communists Promise to Behave in Parliament". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2010.