Anton Ackermann

Anton Ackermann
Anton Ackermann in Berlin (1946)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic
In office
15 January 1953 – July 1953
Preceded byGeorg Dertinger
Succeeded byLothar Bolz
Personal details
Born
Eugen Hanisch

25 November 1905
Thalheim, Saxony, Germany
Died4 May 1973 (1973-05-05) (aged 67)
East Berlin, GDR (East Germany)
Political partyKPD
SED
Spouse(s)Elli Schmidt (1908–1980)
(married 1932–1949)
Irmgard Kuske
(married 1949–)
Children2
OccupationPolitician

Anton Ackermann (born Eugen Hanisch, 25 November 1905 – 4 May 1973) was an East German politician.[1] In 1953, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Bernd-Rainer Barth; Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Ackermann, Anton (eigtl.: Eugen Hanisch) * 25.12.1905, † 4.5.1973 Kandidat des Politbüros des ZK der SED". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ Dieter K. Buse, and Juergen C. Doerr, eds., Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990 (2 vol. Garland, 1998) pp 6–7.