Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling | |
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Leader of the German Social Union | |
In office 20 January 1990 – 30 June 1990 | |
First Deputy | Hansjoachim Walther |
General Secretary | Peter-Michael Diestel |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Hansjoachim Walther |
Minister for Economic Cooperation | |
In office 12 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
Minister-President | Lothar de Maizière |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the Volkskammer for Leipzig | |
In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling 15 January 1934 Parchim, Mecklenburg, Nazi Germany (now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) |
Died | 11 November 2021 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany | (aged 87)
Political party | Christian Democratic Union (1990–1991) |
Other political affiliations | German Social Union (1990) Christlich-soziale Partei Deutschlands (1989–1990) |
Residence | Leipzig-Gundorf |
Alma mater | Karl-Marx-University Leipzig Dresden University of Technology |
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Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling (15 January 1934 – 11 November 2021) was a German Lutheran clergyman and politician.
He served as a pastor at the Leipzig St. Thomas Church from 1976 to 1990. During the German Democratic Republic (GDR) transition period, he was the leader of the German Social Union (DSU) from January to May 1990 and, from April 1990 until German reunification in October 1990, the first and last Minister for Economic Cooperation in the cabinet of Lothar de Maizière.