Ernst Goldenbaum

Ernst Goldenbaum
Ernst Goldenbaum
	Goldenbaum and members of the Volkspolizei near the Berlin Wall, 1961
Chairman of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
	In office; 1948–1982
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Ernst Mecklenburg
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry; (East Germany)
	In office; 1949–1950
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Paul Scholz
Member of the Volkskammer
	In office; 1949–1990
Mayor of Parchim
	In office; 1945–1945
Preceded by	Rudolf Prestien
Succeeded by	Otto Schmidt
Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
	In office; 1924–1932
Personal details
Born	December 15, 1898; Parchim, German Empire
Died	March 13, 1990 (aged 91); East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Political party	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (1948-) ; Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-1948) ; Communist Party of Germany (1920-1946) ; Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (1919-1920)
Spouse(s)	Käte Goldenbaum ; Margarete Goldenbaum (1925-1951)
Children	Klaus Goldenbaum ; Ursula Goldenbaum
Awards	Order of Karl Marx (1973) ; Star of People's Friendship (1969) ; Hero of Labour (1968) ; Patriotic Order of Merit, honor clasp (1965) ; Banner of Labor (1964) ; Medal for Fighters Against Fascism (1959) ; Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1958) ; Patriotic Order of Merit, in silver (1955) ; German Peace Medal (1955)
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1917-1918
Unit	89th Grenadier Regiment
Battles/wars	First World War Western Front (WIA); ;

Ernst Goldenbaum (15 December 1898, Parchim – 13 March 1990, Berlin) was a German politician who served as the chairman of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany from 1948 to 1982.^[1]

^ Müller-Enbergs, Helmut; Kuntsche, Siegfried (2010). "Goldenbaum, Ernst". In Müller-Enbergs, Helmut; et al. (eds.). Wer war wer in der DDR? Ein Lexikon ostdeutscher Biographien (in German). Provided by Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung (5th ed.). Berlin: Ch. Links Verlag. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[:0-1] Müller-Enbergs, Helmut; Kuntsche, Siegfried (2010). "Goldenbaum, Ernst". In Müller-Enbergs, Helmut; et al. (eds.). Wer war wer in der DDR? Ein Lexikon ostdeutscher Biographien (in German). Provided by Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung (5th ed.). Berlin: Ch. Links Verlag. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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Ernst Goldenbaum
Goldenbaum and members of the Volkspolizei near the Berlin Wall, 1961

Chairman of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
In office 1948–1982
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Ernst Mecklenburg
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (East Germany)
In office 1949–1950
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Paul Scholz
Member of the Volkskammer
In office 1949–1990
Mayor of Parchim
In office 1945–1945
Preceded by	Rudolf Prestien
Succeeded by	Otto Schmidt
Member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
In office 1924–1932

Personal details
Born	(1898-12-15)December 15, 1898 Parchim, German Empire
Died	March 13, 1990(1990-03-13) (aged 91) East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Political party	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (1948-) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-1948) Communist Party of Germany (1920-1946) Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (1919-1920)
Spouse(s)	Käte Goldenbaum Margarete Goldenbaum [de] (1925-1951)
Children	Klaus Goldenbaum [de] Ursula Goldenbaum [de]
Awards	Order of Karl Marx (1973) Star of People's Friendship (1969) Hero of Labour (1968) Patriotic Order of Merit, honor clasp (1965) Banner of Labor (1964) Medal for Fighters Against Fascism (1959) Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1958) Patriotic Order of Merit, in silver (1955) German Peace Medal [de] (1955)
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1917-1918
Unit	89th Grenadier Regiment [de]
Battles/wars	First World War Western Front (WIA)