Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling

Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling
Ebeling in 1990
Leader of the German Social Union
In office 20 January 1990 – 30 June 1990
First Deputy	Hansjoachim Walther
General Secretary	Peter-Michael Diestel
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hansjoachim Walther
Minister for Economic Cooperation
In office 12 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Minister-President	Lothar de Maizière
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Volkskammer for Leipzig
In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling (1934-01-15)15 January 1934 Parchim, Mecklenburg, Nazi Germany (now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Died	11 November 2021(2021-11-11) (aged 87) Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (1990–1991)
Other political affiliations	German Social Union (1990) Christlich-soziale Partei Deutschlands (1989–1990)
Residence	Leipzig-Gundorf
Alma mater	Karl-Marx-University Leipzig Dresden University of Technology
Occupation	Politician Pastor Locksmith

Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling (15 January 1934 – 11 November 2021) was a German Lutheran clergyman and politician.

He served as a pastor at the Leipzig St. Thomas Church from 1976 to 1990. During the German Democratic Republic (GDR) transition period, he was the leader of the German Social Union (DSU) from January to May 1990 and, from April 1990 until German reunification in October 1990, the first and last Minister for Economic Cooperation in the cabinet of Lothar de Maizière.