East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany

The East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany , was the position of highest authority in the district of East Berlin, having more power than the Mayor of East Berlin. The position was created on April 21, 1946 and abolished in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

First Secretaries

Name	Term of Office		Life years
	Start	End
Hermann Matern	21 April 1946	18 October 1948	1893–1971
Hans Jendretzky	18 October 1948	August 1953	1897–1992
Alfred Neumann	August 1953	February 1957	1909–2001
Hans Kiefert	February 1957	February 1959	1905–1966
Paul Verner	February 1959	May 1971	1911–1986
Konrad Naumann	May 1971	5 November 1985	1929–1992
Helmut Müller (acting)	5 November 1985 [1]	25 November 1985	1930–2019
Günter Schabowski	25 November 1985	14 November 1989	1929–2015
Heinz Albrecht	14 November 1989	11 February 1990	1935–

See also

• History of Berlin
• East Berlin
• Governing Mayor of Berlin
• Leadership of East Germany

Sources

1. "Protokoll Nr. 44/85 Sitzung des Politbüros am 5. November 1985". www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de (in German). German Federal Archives. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-12-26.