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Manfred Feist
Manfred Feist (born Halle (Saale), Halle 6 April 1930 died Berlin 17 December 2012) was a German politician and party functionary. He served as Director of the Departments of the SED Central Committee#Foreign Information, Foreign Information Department of the Central Committee of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany, SED (party). His notability is enhanced by the marriage, in 1953, of his elder sister Margot Honecker, Margot to a political high-flyer called Erich Honecker. As a result of this, between 1971 and 1989 Manfred Feist found himself the brother in law of East Germany's de facto head of state. Over the years he was subjected to greater media scrutiny than would normally have been applied to political functionaries at his level of competence: his tongue-in-cheek soubriquet "Manny the Great" (''"Manni der Große"'') allegedly used by colleagues, was publicized even in West Germany. Life Early years Manfred Feist was born in 1930, during the economically dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of The SED Central Committee
The approximately 40 departments of the Central Committee of the SED were the center of the policymaking of East Germany. The departments were assigned to around ten Socialist Unity Party of Germany#Secretariat of the Central Committee, Central Committee Secretaries. Each department was headed by a department head and his deputy. Each department was in turn divided into sectors with sector heads, (political) employees and instructors. While the departments had around 1,000 employees in 1970, by 1987 there were already 2,000 employees. The Central Committee Secretaries had the authority to issue legally binding orders to the respective Council of Ministers of East Germany#Ministries, Ministry, but in practice, the department and sector heads made the decisions. During the Peaceful Revolution, the Presidium of the Party Executive of the Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)#Fall of communism, SED-PDS dissolved the departments of the Central Committee of the SED, effective 31 Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
