Fritz Zeuner

Fritz Zeuner
Fritz Zeuner
Born	30 January 1921; Dölzig, Altenburger Land, Thuringia, Weimar Republic
Died	20 April 1982 (age 61); East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Occupation	Politician
Political party	SED; VdgB

Fritz Zeuner (1921-1982) was an East German politician, who was Chairman of the Peasants Mutual Aid Association from 1979 to 1982.

He served in the Wehrmacht in World War II, and joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1945. He attended the University of Leipzig, where he studied economics. Zeuner was active in the VdgB from its founding in the late 1940s, and was director of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Berlin from 1953 to 1961. In 1979, he became Chairman of the VdgB, and remained at that post until his death in 1982.[1][2][3]

References

Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 4. Wahlperiode, Staatsverlag der DDR Berlin, 1964, p. 682
Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (ed.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR. 1945–1990. vol. 2. K. G. Saur Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0, p. 1043.
Gerd-Rüdiger Stephan et al. (ed.): Die Parteien und Organisationen der DDR. Ein Handbuch. Dietz, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-320-01988-0, p. 1130.

Political offices
Preceded by Ernst Wulf	Chairman of the Peasants Mutual Aid Association 1979–1982	Succeeded by Fritz Dallmann

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[1] Die Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 4. Wahlperiode, Staatsverlag der DDR Berlin, 1964, p. 682

[2] Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (ed.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR. 1945–1990. vol. 2. K. G. Saur Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0, p. 1043.

[3] Gerd-Rüdiger Stephan et al. (ed.): Die Parteien und Organisationen der DDR. Ein Handbuch. Dietz, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-320-01988-0, p. 1130.