Social Democratic Party in the GDR

Social Democratic Party in the GDR
Sozialdemokratische Partei in der DDR
LeaderMarkus Meckel
Ibrahim Böhme
Wolfgang Thierse
Founded7 October 1989
Dissolved26 September 1990
Merged intoSocial Democratic Party of Germany
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursRed

The Social Democratic Party in the GDR (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei in der DDR) was a reconstituted Social Democratic Party existing during the final phase of East Germany. Slightly less than a year after its creation it merged with its West German counterpart ahead of German reunification.