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Ernst Wollweber | |
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| State Secretary of State Security of the German Democratic Republic | |
| In office 18 July 1953 – 24 November 1955 | |
| President | Wilhelm Pieck |
| Prime Minister | Otto Grotewohl |
| Deputy | Erich Mielke |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of State Security of the German Democratic Republic | |
| In office 24 November 1955 – 11 December 1957 | |
| President | Wilhelm Pieck |
| Prime Minister | Otto Grotewohl |
| Deputy | Erich Mielke |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Zaisser |
| Succeeded by | Erich Mielke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernst Friedrich Wollweber 29 October 1898 Hannoversch Münden, Hanover, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 3 May 1967 (aged 68) East Berlin, East Germany |
| Political party | Communist Party of Germany (1919–1946) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-1958) |
| Occupation | Naval 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]
- ^ 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.