Axel Henschke | |
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 Henschke in 2009 | |
| Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg for Frankfurt (Oder) | |
| In office 21 October 2009 – 8 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Hammer |
| Succeeded by | René Wilke |
| Second Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in Bezirk Frankfurt | |
| In office 15 November 1989 – 8 December 1989 | |
| First Secretary | |
| Preceded by | Günter Grell |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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| Born | Axel Henschke 15 May 1952 Frankfurt (Oder), State of Brandenburg, East Germany (now Brandenburg, Germany) |
| Political party | The Left (2007–) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007) Socialist Unity Party (1972–1989) |
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Axel Henschke (born 15 May 1952) is a former German Stasi officer, politician and party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED) and its successors, the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and The Left.
Originally aspiring to be a full-time Stasi officer, Henschke left due to a prolonged illness and became a full-time Free German Youth (FDJ) functionary, though remaining an unofficial Stasi informant. He notably served as First Secretary of the Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder) FDJ in the 1980s and briefly as Second Secretary of the Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder) SED during the Peaceful Revolution.
Henschke remained politically active even after German reunification, serving on the Frankfurt (Oder) City Council and being elected to the Landtag of Brandenburg. He retired from active politics in 2014.