Ernst Goldenbaum
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Ernst Goldenbaum was an East German politician.
. During World War I
he served as a military and he participated in the German November Revolution
. In 1919 he joined the left-wing USPD
and a few years later the Communist Party of Germany
.
From 1923 to 1925 he was a member of the city council of Parchim and from 1924 to 1932 he was a member of the Landtag
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
. From 1932 to 1933 he was the editor of Volkswacht, a communist newspaper. After the Nazis
seized power he became a farmer and a member of the German resistance.
In 1944 he was arrested and he spent the last year of the war in concentration camp Neuengamme.
After the war he joined the Socialist Unity Party
, but in 1948 he co-founded the communist-sponsored Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
(DBD). The DBD was a close ally of the Socialist Unity Party. Until 1982, Goldenbaum was the Chairman of the party.
From 1949 to 1982 Goldenbaum was a member of the People's Chamber. From 1949 to 1950 Goldenbaum was the GDR's first Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. Goldenbaum supported the Socialist Unity Party's collectivisation in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1963 he was the deputy chairman of the People's Chamber. After 1963 he was a member of the Presidium of the People's Chamber.
Biography
Goldenbaum was born in ParchimParchim
Parchim is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. It was the birthplace of Moltke, to whom a monument was erected in 1876. Founded about 1210, one branch of the family of the duke of Mecklenburg residence in Parchim during part of the 14th...
. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he served as a military and he participated in the German November Revolution
German Revolution
The German Revolution was the politically-driven civil conflict in Germany at the end of World War I, which resulted in the replacement of Germany's imperial government with a republic...
. In 1919 he joined the left-wing USPD
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany was a short-lived political party in Germany during the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic. The organization was established in 1917 as the result of a split of left wing members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany...
and a few years later the Communist Party of Germany
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...
.
From 1923 to 1925 he was a member of the city council of Parchim and from 1924 to 1932 he was a member of the Landtag
Landtag
A Landtag is a representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority.- Name :...
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
. From 1932 to 1933 he was the editor of Volkswacht, a communist newspaper. After the Nazis
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
seized power he became a farmer and a member of the German resistance.
In 1944 he was arrested and he spent the last year of the war in concentration camp Neuengamme.
After the war he joined the Socialist Unity Party
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...
, but in 1948 he co-founded the communist-sponsored Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
The Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany ) was an East German political party. The DBD was founded in 1948. It had 52 representatives in the Volkskammer, as part of the National Front. The DBD participated in all GDR cabinets...
(DBD). The DBD was a close ally of the Socialist Unity Party. Until 1982, Goldenbaum was the Chairman of the party.
From 1949 to 1982 Goldenbaum was a member of the People's Chamber. From 1949 to 1950 Goldenbaum was the GDR's first Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. Goldenbaum supported the Socialist Unity Party's collectivisation in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1963 he was the deputy chairman of the People's Chamber. After 1963 he was a member of the Presidium of the People's Chamber.
See also
- Democratic Farmers' Party of GermanyDemocratic Farmers' Party of GermanyThe Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany ) was an East German political party. The DBD was founded in 1948. It had 52 representatives in the Volkskammer, as part of the National Front. The DBD participated in all GDR cabinets...