Bernhard Quandt
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Bernhard Quandt was a German politician (SPD
, KPD
, SED
).
He was Minister-President of Mecklenburg
(GDR in 1951/52 and the First Secretairy of the SED in Schwerin
until 1952.
He was a member of the SPD
from 1920 to 1923 and after that of the KPD
. Later he was a member of the Staatsrat
of the GDR and the Central Committee of the SED
.
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, KPD
Communist Party of Germany
The Communist Party of Germany was a major political party in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and a minor party in West Germany in the postwar period until it was banned in 1956...
, SED
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology...
).
He was Minister-President of Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
(GDR in 1951/52 and the First Secretairy of the SED in Schwerin
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
until 1952.
He was a member of the SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
from 1920 to 1923 and after that of the KPD
Communist Party of Germany
The Communist Party of Germany was a major political party in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and a minor party in West Germany in the postwar period until it was banned in 1956...
. Later he was a member of the Staatsrat
Staatsrat
In the German Democratic Republic , the State Council was the collective head of state from 1960 to 1990.-Origins:...
of the GDR and the Central Committee of the SED
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology...
.