Oskar Fischer | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic | |
In office 3 March 1975 – 12 April 1990 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Otto Winzer |
Succeeded by | Markus Meckel |
Personal details | |
Born | Aš, Czechoslovak Republic | 19 March 1923
Died | 2 April 2020 Berlin, Germany | (aged 97)
Nationality | German |
Political party | Socialist 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.