Fritz Zeuner

Fritz Zeuner
Born 30 January 1921
Dölzig, Altenburger Land, Thuringia, Weimar Republic
Died 20 April 1982 (age 61)
East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Nationality German
Alma mater University of Leipzig
Occupation Politician
Political party SED
VdgB

Fritz Zeuner (1921-1982) was an East German politician, who was Chairman of the Peasants Mutual Aid Association from 1979 to 1982.

He served in the Wehrmacht in World War II, and joined the Communist Party in 1945. He attended the University of Leipzig, where he studied economics. Zeuner was active in the VdgB from its founding in the late 1940s, and was director of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Berlin from 1953 to 1961. In 1979, he became Chairman of the VdgB, and remained at that post until his death in 1982.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 4. Wahlperiode, Staatsverlag der DDR Berlin, 1964, S. 682
  2. ↑ Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR. 1945–1990. Band 2. K. G. Saur, München 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0, S. 1043.
  3. ↑ Gerd-Rüdiger Stephan et al. (Hrsg.): Die Parteien und Organisationen der DDR. Ein Handbuch. Dietz, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-320-01988-0, S. 1130.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ernst Wulf		 Chairman of the Peasants Mutual Aid Association
1979–1982		 Succeeded by
Fritz Dallmann
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.