Herbert Warnke

Herbert Warnke
Chairman of the
Free German Trade Union Federation
In office
October 1948 – 26 March 1975
Deputy
  • Alexander Starck
  • Rudolf Kirchner
  • Otto Lehmann
  • Walter Buchheim
  • Rolf Berger
  • Johanna Töpfer
  • Wolfgang Beyreuther
Preceded byHans Jendretzky
Succeeded byHarry Tisch
Member of the Volkskammer
In office
1949–1975
Member of the Reichstag
In office
1932–1933
Personal details
Born24 February 1902
Hamburg, German Empire
Died26 March 1975 (1975-03-27) (aged 73)
East Berlin, East Germany
Political party
OccupationPolitician
AwardsPatriotic Order of Merit (1955)
Order of Karl Marx (1962)
Lenin Peace Prize (1967)
Order of Lenin (1972)

Herbert Warnke (24 February 1902 – 26 March 1975) was an East German trade unionist and politician who served as both Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation and a member of the Politburo of the Socialist Unity Party.