Oskar Fischer (politician)

Oskar Fischer
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic
In office
3 March 1975 – 12 April 1990
Prime Minister
Preceded byOtto Winzer
Succeeded byMarkus Meckel
Personal details
Born(1923-03-19)19 March 1923
, Czechoslovak Republic
Died2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 97)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany

Oskar Fischer (19 March 1923 – 2 April 2020) was a German politician of the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) who served as minister of foreign affairs of the German Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1990. He previously worked in the secretariat of the central committee of the communist party, and became a member of the SED central committee in 1971.