First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party 1 Aug 1952 - Aug 1953 Franz Bruk (b. 1923 - d. 1996) Aug 1953 - May 1969 Albert Stief (b. 1920 - d. 1998) Jun 1969 - Nov 1989 Werner Walde (b. 1926 - d. 2010) Nov 1989 - 1990 Wolfgang Thiel (b. 1948)
Chairman of the District Commission 1 Aug 1952 - 11 Aug 1952 Werner Manneberg (b. 1923 - d. 2000) Chairmen of the District Council 11 Aug 1952 - Jun 1959 Werner Manneberg (s.a.) Jul 1959 - Feb 1962 Heinz Krüger (b. 1919 - d. 2015) 1962 Rudolf Müller (acting) (b. 1911 - d. ...) Jun 1962 - May 1971 Hans Schmidt (b. 1915 - d. 1995) May 1971 - Apr 1989 Irma Uschkamp (f) (b. 1929 - d. 2014) Jun 1989 - Jun 1990 Peter Siegesmund (b. 1940) Regierungsbevollmächtigter Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Karl-Heinz Kretschmer (b. 1948)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party Aug 1952 - Feb 1957 Hans Riesner (b. 1902 - d. 1976) Feb 1957 - May 1960 Fritz Reuter (b. 1911 - d. 2000) May 1960 - Oct 1973 Werner Krolikowski (b. 1928) Oct 1973 - Nov 1989 Hans Modrow (b. 1928 - d. 2023) Nov 1989 - Jan 1990 Hans-Joachim Hahn (b. 1934)
Chairmen of the District Council Aug 1952 - Nov 1958 Rudi Jahn (b. 1906 - d. 1990) Dec 1958 - Jan 1961 Walter Weidauer (b. 1899 - d. 1986) Feb 1961 - Mar 1963 Günter Witteck (1st time) (b. 1928) Mar 1963 - Jul 1982 Manfred Scheler (b. 1929 - d. 2014) Jul 1982 - Dec 1989 Günter Witteck (2nd time) (s.a.) Dec 1989 - Feb 1990 Wolfgang Sieber (b. 1934 - d. 2017) Feb 1990 - Jun 1990 Michael Kunze (b. 1944) Regierungsbevollmächtigter Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Siegfried Ballschuh
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party 26 Jul 1952 - Jul 1953 Erich Mückenberger (b. 1910 - d. 1998) Aug 1953 - Feb 1957 Hans Kiefert (b. 1905 - d. 1966) Feb 1957 - Jun 1958 Hermann Fischer (b. 1911 - d. 1967) Jun 1958 - Apr 1980 Alois Bräutigam (b. 1916 - d. 2007) Apr 1980 - 11 Nov 1989 Gerhard Müller (b. 1928 - d. 2020) 11 Nov 1989 - Dec 1989 Herbert Kroker (b. 1929 - d. 2022)
Chairman of the District Commission 26 Jul 1952 - 1 Aug 1952 Willy Gebhardt (b. 1901 - d. 1973) Chairmen of the District Council 1 Aug 1952 - 9 Oct 1962 Willy Gebhardt (s.a.) 9 Oct 1962 - 17 Jan 1985 Richard Gothe (b. 1928 - d. 1985) 17 Jan 1985 - 5 Mar 1985 Horst Lang (1st time) (acting) (b. 1938) 6 Mar 1985 - 4 Feb 1990 Arthur Swatek (b. 1932 - d. 1990) 5 Feb 1990 - 8 Jun 1990 Horst Lang (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) Regierungsbevollmächtigter 8 Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Josef Duchac (b. 1938)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party 1 Aug 1952 - Feb 1958 Gerhard Grüneberg (b. 1921 - d. 1981) Apr 1958 - Aug 1961 Eduard Goetzel (b. 1921 - d. 1986) Aug 1961 - May 1971 Erich Mückenberger (b. 1910 - d. 1998) May 1971 - 28 Aug 1988 Hans-Joachim Hertwig (b. 1928 - d. 1988) Nov 1988 - Nov 1989 Christa Zellmer (f) (b. 1930 - d. 2002) Nov 1989 - Feb 1990 Bernd Meier (b. 1944)
Chairman of the District Commission 1 Aug 1952 - 8 Aug 1952 Franz Peplinski (b. 1910 - d. 1991) Chairmen of the District Council 8 Aug 1952 - Sep 1956 Franz Peplinski (s.a.) Nov 1956 - Jun 1960 Günter Springer (b. 1922 - d. 2013) Aug 1960 - Mar 1963 Hans Albrecht (b. 1919 - d. 2008) Mar 1963 - May 1969 Harry Mönch (b. 1925) May 1969 - Nov 1989 Siegfried Sommer (b. 1925 - d. 2003) 20 Nov 1989 - Jun 1990 Gundolf Baust (b. 1941 - d. 2004) Regierungsbevollmächtigte Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Britta Schellin (f) (b. 1963)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party
26 Jul 1952 - 1955 Otto Funke (b. 1915 - d. 1999)
1955 - Aug 1959 Heinz Glaser (b. 1920 - d. 1980)
Sep 1959 - Feb 1963 Paul Roscher (b. 1913 - d. 1993)
Feb 1963 - Nov 1989 Herbert Ziegenhahn (b. 1921 - d. 1993)
Nov 1989 - Dec 1989 Erich Postler (b. 1940)
Chairman of the District Commission
26 Jul 1952 - 1 Aug 1952 Lydia Poser (f) (b. 1909 - d. 1984)
Chairmen of the District Council
1 Aug 1952 - 14 Oct 1959 Lydia Poser (f) (s.a.)
14 Oct 1959 - 19 May 1965 Albert Wettengel (b. 1921 - d. 2004)
20 May 1965 - 28 Mar 1973 Horst Wenzel (b. 1914 - d. 1974)
(acting to 8 Nov 1965)
28 Mar 1973 - 19 Sep 1977 Rudolf Bahmann (b. 1928 - d. 1977)
20 Sep 1977 - 8 Dec 1977 Joachim Mittasch (acting)
9 Dec 1977 - 30 May 1983 Karl-Heinz Fleischer (b. 1932)
30 May 1983 - 9 Jan 1990 Werner Ullrich (b. 1928 - d. 1999)
10 Jan 1990 - 8 Jun 1990 Helmut Luck (b. 1930)
(acting from 1 Jun 1990)
Regierungsbevollmächtigter
8 Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Peter Lindlau
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party
Aug 1952 - 1953 Bernard Koenen (1st time) (b. 1889 - d. 1964)
1953 - Sep 1954 Heinz Glaser (b. 1920 - d. 1980)
Sep 1954 - Apr 1958 Franz Bruk (b. 1923 - d. 1996)
Apr 1958 - Feb 1963 Bernard Koenen (2nd time) (s.a.)
Feb 1963 - May 1971 Horst Sindermann (b. 1915 - d. 1990)
May 1971 - May 1981 Werner Felfe (b. 1928 - d. 1988)
May 1981 - Nov 1989 Hans-Joachim Böhme (b. 1929 - d. 2012)
Nov 1989 - 1990 Roland Claus (b. 1954)
Chairman of the District Commission
1952 Werner Bruschke (b. 1898 - d. 1995)
Chairmen of the District Council
Aug 1952 - Nov 1954 Werner Bruschke (s.a.)
Dec 1954 - Jun 1958 Helmut Becker (b. 1917 - d. 1998)
Jul 1958 - Mar 1966 Otto Leopold (b. 1901 - d. 1975)
May 1966 - Feb 1984 Helmut Klapproth (b. 1928 - d. 2011)
Feb 1984 - Jan 1990 Alfred Kolodniak (b. 1931)
Jan 1990 - Jun 1990 Wolfgang Süss (b. 1934)
Regierungsbevollmächtigter
Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Klaus Keitel (b. 1939)
10 May 1953 Chemnitz renamed Karl-Marx-Stadt 1 Jun 1990 name Chemnitz restored First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party Jul 1952 - Oct 1959 Walter Buchheim (b. 1904 - d. 1979) Jan 1960 - Feb 1963 Rolf Weihs (b. 1920 - d. 2000) Feb 1963 - Mar 1976 Paul Roscher (b. 1913 - d. 1993) Mar 1976 - Nov 1989 Siegfried Lorenz (b. 1930) Nov 1989 - 1990 Norbert Kertscher (b. 1954)
Chairmen of the District Council Aug 1952 - Mar 1960 Max Müller (b. 1899 - d. 1977) May 1960 - Sep 1963 Werner Felfe (b. 1928 - d. 1988) 1963 - Jan 1981 Heinz Arnold (b. 1920 - d. 2000) Feb 1981 - Jun 1990 Lothar Fichtner (b. 1934) Regierungsbevollmächtigter 11 Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Albrecht Buttolo (b. 1947)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party Oct 1952 - Dec 1952 Karl Schirdewan (b. 1907 - d. 1998) Jan 1953 - 19 Sep 1970 Paul Fröhlich (b. 1913 - d. 1970) Nov 1970 - 5 Nov 1989 Horst Schumann (b. 1924 - d. 1993) Nov 1989 - Feb 1990 Roland Wötzel (b. 1938)
Chairmen of the District Council Aug 1952 - Mar 1959 Karl Adolphs (b. 1904 - d. 1989) Apr 1959 - Feb 1974 Erich Grützner (b. 1910 - d. 2001) Feb 1974 - Dec 1989 Rolf Opitz (b. 1929 - d. 2006) Dec 1989 - Jun 1990 Joachim Draber (b. 1940) Regierungsbevollmächtigter Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Rudolf Krause (b. 1939)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party Aug 1952 - Feb 1979 Alois Pisnik (b. 1911 - d. 2004) Feb 1979 - Jun 1983 Kurt Tiedke (b. 1924 - d. 2015) Jun 1983 - Nov 1989 Werner Eberlein (b. 1919 - d. 2002) 12 Nov 1989 - Dec 1989 Wolfgang Pohl (b. 1940) Dec 1989 - Feb 1990 Manfred Dunkel
Chairman of the District Commission 1952 Josef Hegen (b. 1907 - d. 1969) Chairmen of the District Council Aug 1952 - Jun 1953 Josef Hegen (s.a.) Jun 1953 - 20 Nov 1959 Paul Hentschel (b. 1913 - d. 1959) 1957 - 1958 Bruno Kiesler (acting) (b. 1925 - d. 2011) Sep 1960 - Jun 1985 Kurt Ranke (b. 1920 - d. 1999) Sep 1985 - Jun 1990 Siegfried Grünwald (b. 1938 - d. 2022) Regierungsbevollmächtigter 11 Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Wolfgang Braun (b. 1939 - d. 2016)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party Sep 1952 - Aug 1953 Willi Wiebershausen (b. 1917 - d. 1960) Sep 1953 - Oct 1960 Max Steffen (b. 1909 - d. 1988) Oct 1960 - Feb 1963 Georg Ewald (b. 1926 - d. 1973) Feb 1963 - Nov 1989 Johannes Chemnitzer (b. 1929 - d. 2021) Nov 1989 - Dec 1989 Wolfgang Herrmann (b. 1939) Dec 1989 - 1990 Jürgen Zelm (b. 1953)
Chairman of the District Commission 1952 Wilhelm Steudte (b. 1897 - d. 1973) Chairmen of the District Council Aug 1952 - Dec 1953 Wilhelm Steudte (s.a.) Dec 1953 - Feb 1957 Hans Jendretzky (b. 1897 - d. 1992) 1957 - May 1959 Horst Brasch (b. 1922 - d. 1989) May 1959 - Jul 1962 Kurt Guter (b. 1921 - d. 2001) Jul 1962 - Feb 1967 Lothar Geissler (b. 1927) Feb 1967 - Mar 1972 Adolf Garling (b. 1925 - d. 2022) Apr 1972 - Nov 1977 Gottfried Sperling (b. 1921 - d. 1991) Nov 1977 - Jan 1990 Heinz Simkowski (b. 1931 - d. 2008) Jan 1990 - Jun 1990 Wolfgang Otto (acting) (b. 1947) Regierungsbevollmächtigter Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Martin Brick (b. 1939)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party 1 Aug 1952 - Apr 1956 Kurt Seibt (1st time) (b. 1908 - d. 2002) Apr 1956 - Sep 1957 Eduard Goetzel (acting) (b. 1921 - d. 1986) Sep 1957 - Jun 1964 Kurt Seibt (2nd time) (s.a.) Jun 1964 - 8 Jan 1976 Werner Wittig (b. 1926 - d. 1976) Jan 1976 - Nov 1989 Günther Jahn (b. 1930 - d. 2015) Nov 1989 - 1990 Heinz Vietze (b. 1947)
Chairman of the District Commission 1 Aug 1952 - 8 Aug 1952 Curt Wach (b. 1906 - d. 1974) Chairmen of the District Council 8 Aug 1952 - Jan 1953 Curt Wach (s.a.) Apr 1953 - Feb 1957 Josef Stadler (b. 1906 - d. 1984) Feb 1957 - Jun 1960 Herbert Rutschke (b. 1905 - d. 1978) Jun 1960 - Dec 1962 Franz Peplinski (b. 1910 - d. 1991) Jan 1963 - May 1971 Herbert Puchert (b. 1914 - d. 1997) May 1971 - Feb 1974 Günter Pappenheim (b. 1925 - d. 2021) Feb 1974 - Jun 1977 Werner Eidner (b. 1923) Jun 1977 - Jun 1990 Herbert Tzschoppe (b. 1927 - d. 2001) Regierungsbevollmächtigter Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Jochen Wolf (b. 1941 - d. 2022)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party Aug 1952 - Jul 1961 Karl Mewis (b. 1907 - d. 1987) Jul 1961 - Apr 1975 Harry Tisch (b. 1927 - d. 1995) Apr 1975 - Nov 1989 Ernst Timm (b. 1926 - d. 2005) Nov 1989 - Jan 1990 Ulrich Peck (b. 1948)
Chairman of the District Commission 1952 Erhard Holweger (b. 1911 - d. 1976) Chairmen of the District Council Aug 1952 - 6 Aug 1952 Erhard Holweger (s.a.) Aug 1952 - May 1959 Hans Warnke (b. 1896 - d. 1984) May 1959 - Jul 1961 Harry Tisch (s.a.) Jul 1961 - Jun 1969 Karl Deuscher (b. 1917 - d. 1993) Jun 1969 - Feb 1986 Willy Marlow (b. 1928 - d. 2007) Feb 1986 - Dec 1989 Eberhard Kühl (b. 1930) Dec 1989 - 1990 Götz Kreuzer (b. 1940) Regierungsbevollmächtigter Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Hans-Joachim Kalendrusch (b. 1939)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party Aug 1952 - Feb 1974 Bernhard Quandt (b. 1903 - d. 1999) Feb 1974 - Nov 1989 Heinz Ziegner (b. 1928 - d. 2015) 3 Nov 1989 - Dec 1989 Hans-Jürgen Audehm (b. 1940)
Chairman of the District Commission 1952 Wilhelm Bick (b. 1903 - d. 1980) Chairmen of the District Council Aug 1952 - Jun 1958 Wilhelm Bick (s.a.) Jun 1958 - Jul 1960 Josef Stadler (b. 1906 - d. 1984) Jul 1960 - Apr 1968 Michael Grieb (b. 1921 - d. 2003) Apr 1968 - 8 Dec 1989 Rudi Fleck (b. 1930 - d. 2012) Dec 1989 - Jun 1990 Siegfried Hempelt (acting) (b. 1931) Regierungsbevollmächtigter Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Georg Diederich (b. 1949)
First secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party
26 Jul 1952 - Aug 1954 Adolf Färber (b. 1912 - d. 1987)
Nov 1954 - Sep 1956 Kurt Schneidewind (b. 1912 - d. 1983)
1956 - Aug 1968 Otto Funke (b. 1915 - d. 1999)
Aug 1968 - Nov 1989 Hans Albrecht (b. 1919 - d. 2008)
Nov 1989 - Feb 1990 Peter Pechauf (b. 1941)
Chairman of the District Commission
26 Jul 1952 - 1 Aug 1952 Fritz Sattler (b. 1896 - d. 1964)
Chairmen of the District Council
1 Aug 1952 - 29 Nov 1958 Fritz Sattler (s.a.)
29 Nov 1958 - 26 Jul 1967 Wilhelm Behnke (b. 1914 - d. 1975)
26 Jul 1967 - 16 May 1990 Arnold Zimmermann (b. 1922 - d. 2015)
16 May 1990 - 8 Jun 1990 Helmuth Vierling (acting) (b. 1945)
Regierungsbevollmächtigter
8 Jun 1990 - 2 Oct 1990 Werner Ulbrich (b. 1939)