Harry Tisch

Harry Tisch (March 28, 1927, Heinrichswalde – June 18, 1995) was an East German politician and trade unionist who served as Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation between 1975 and 1989. He was also a member of the State Council from 1976 until he was forced to resign in November 1989.

Harry Tisch
Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation
In office
1975  November 1989
Preceded byHerbert Warnke
Succeeded byAnnelis Kimmel
Member of the State Council of East Germany
In office
29 October 1976  16 November 1989
Personal details
BornMarch 28, 1927
Heinrichswalde, German Reich
DiedJune 18, 1995
Berlin, Germany
Political partySED
OccupationPolitician
AwardsOrder of Karl Marx
Patriotic Order of Merit

He was a recipient of the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold in 1969 and the Order of Karl Marx in 1977.

After German reunification Tisch was not tried in court due to his declining health. He died of heart failure in 1995.


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