Rosel Walther
Rosel Walther (née Fischer; 12 January 1928 – 24 August 2006) was a German politician who was a member of the Volkskammer and the State Council of East Germany.
Rosel Walther | |
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| Member of the State Council | |
| In office 1971–1989 | |
| Member of the Volkskammer | |
| In office 1950–1958 | |
| In office 1967–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1928 Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany (now Poland) |
| Died | 24 August 2006 (age 78) Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | National Democratic Party of Germany (1949–1990) Association of Free Democrats (1990) Free Democratic Party (1990–2006) |
Life
Walther was born in Landsberg an der Warthe, Brandenburg, in 1928. She was a teacher in her early life. She studied at the Deutsche Akademie für Staats- und Rechtswissenschaft.[1]
In 1949 Walther joined the National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD). She held leadership positions in the party; including as member of the executive board, director of the party academy, and vice chairperson of the NDPD parliamentary group.[2] In 1964–1969 Walther was a leader of the Democratic Women's League of Germany. She was a member of the World Peace Council and the Peace Council of the GDR.[1]
Walther was a member of the Volkskammer in 1950–1958 and 1967–1990. In 1971 she also became a member of the State Council, the GDR's collective head of state, until 1989.[2] She retired after the Peaceful Revolution but remained a member of the Association of Free Democrats, which merged with the Free Democratic Party.[1]
Walther received the Medal of Merit of the GDR in 1959, the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and silver, and the Banner of Labor.[2]
References
- Müller-Enbergs, Helmut. "Müller, Margarete" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Baumgartner, Gabriele; Hebig, Dieter (1996). Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR (in German). Band 1+2. Munich: K.G. Saur. p. 976. ISBN 9783111699134.