Ernst Wollweber

Ernst Wollweber
State Secretary of State Security
of the German Democratic Republic
In office
18 July 1953 – 24 November 1955
PresidentWilhelm Pieck
Prime MinisterOtto Grotewohl
DeputyErich Mielke
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State Security
of the German Democratic Republic
In office
24 November 1955 – 11 December 1957
PresidentWilhelm Pieck
Prime MinisterOtto Grotewohl
DeputyErich Mielke
Preceded byWilhelm Zaisser
Succeeded byErich Mielke
Personal details
Born
Ernst Friedrich Wollweber

(1898-10-29)29 October 1898
Hann, Münden, Hanover, Prussia, German Empire
Died3 May 1967(1967-05-03) (aged 68)
East Berlin, East Germany
Political partyCommunist Party of Germany (1919-1946)
Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-1958)
OccupationNaval Officer, Politician

Ernst Friedrich Wollweber (29 October 1898 – 3 May 1967) was a German politician who was State Secretary of State Security from 1953 to 1955 and Minister of State Security of East Germany from 1955 to 1957.[1]

  1. ^ Ghouas, Nessim (2004). The Conditions, Means and Methods of the MfS in the GDR; An Analysis of the Post and Telephone Control (1st ed.). Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag. p. 80. ISBN 3-89873-988-0.

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