Josef Duchac
Encyclopedia
Josef Duchac is a German
politician (CDU).
The studied chemical engineer became a member of the East German Christian Democratic Union
in 1957. After the party merged with the West German
CDU following the German reunification
, he was elected Thuringia
s first post-reunification minister-president on October 14, 1990.
On January 23, 1992, he announced his resignation because of alleged Stasi
contacts and was succeeded by Bernhard Vogel on February 5, 1992.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician (CDU).
The studied chemical engineer became a member of the East German Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ) was an East German political party founded in 1945. It was part of the National Front with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany until 1989....
in 1957. After the party merged with the West German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
CDU following the German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
, he was elected Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
s first post-reunification minister-president on October 14, 1990.
On January 23, 1992, he announced his resignation because of alleged Stasi
Stasi
The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS), commonly known as the Stasi (abbreviation , literally State Security), was the official state security service of East Germany. The MfS was headquartered...
contacts and was succeeded by Bernhard Vogel on February 5, 1992.