Manfred Gerlach

Manfred Gerlach
Gerlach in 1986
Leader of the
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
In office
27 November 1967 – 10 February 1990
Preceded byMax Suhrbier
Succeeded byRainer Ortleb
Chairman of the State Council
In office
6 December 1989 – 5 April 1990
Preceded byEgon Krenz
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (as interim head of state)
Member of the Volkskammer
for Karl-Marx-Stadt/Stadt
In office
7 October 1949 – 5 April 1990
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1928-05-08)8 May 1928
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died17 October 2011(2011-10-17) (aged 83)
Berlin, Germany
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Free Democratic Party (1990–1993)
Association of Free Democrats (1990)
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (1945–1990)
ResidenceGommern
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Party Functionary
  • Civil Servant
  • Academic

Manfred Gerlach (8 May 1928 – 17 October 2011) was a German jurist and politician, and the longtime leader of the East German Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Chairman of the Council of State and was thus head of state of East Germany from 6 December 1989 to 5 April 1990.[1]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DDR-Bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).