Paul Verner
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Paul Verner (26 April 1911 – 12 December 1986) was a German communist politician. He joined the communist movement at a young age and went into exile during Adolf Hitler's rule. Verner became a prominent political personality in the German Democratic Republic after the war.
Quick Facts First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in Berlin, Second Secretary ...
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First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in Berlin | |||||||||||||
In office February 1959 – May 1971 | |||||||||||||
Second Secretary |
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Preceded by | Hans Kiefert | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Konrad Naumann | ||||||||||||
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Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities[1] | |||||||||||||
1980-1983 | State and Legal Affairs | ||||||||||||
1971-1984 | Financial Administration and Party Businesses | ||||||||||||
1971-1983 | Youth | ||||||||||||
1971-1978 | Woman | ||||||||||||
1958–1984 | Church Affairs | ||||||||||||
1971-1983; 1958-1967 | Sport | ||||||||||||
1958–1967 | Health Policy | ||||||||||||
1950–1953 | All-German Affairs | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1911-04-26)26 April 1911 Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire (now Germany) | ||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 1986(1986-12-12) (aged 75) East Berlin, East Germany | ||||||||||||
Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1986) | ||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Germany (1929–1946) | ||||||||||||
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