Klaus Gysi
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_Pechstein,_(Johannes%5E)_Stroux,_Kraus,_Benedik,_Lederer,_(cropped).jpg) Gysi in 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||
| State Secretary for Church Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office November 1979 – July 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Willi Stoph | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Hans Seigewasser | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kurt Löffler | ||||||||||||||||||
| East German Ambassador to Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1973–1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minister | Oskar Fischer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Eckhard Bibow (as envoy) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hans Voß | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Culture | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 January 1966 – 31 January 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hans Bentzien | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hans-Joachim Hoffmann | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 March 1912 Neukölln, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Germany) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 March 1999 (aged 87) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Party of Democratic Socialism (1990–1999) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1990) Communist Party of Germany (1931–1946) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 7, including Gregor Gysi | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Order of Karl Marx | ||||||||||||||||||
Klaus Gysi (3 March 1912 – 6 March 1999) was a journalist and publisher and a member of the
Life
Gysi was born in
He became active in the left-wing students' movement in 1931 and in 1935; he was expelled from
After the war, Gysi joined the SED. From 1945 to 1948, he was the editor-in-chief of the monthly Aufbau: Kulturpolitische Monatsschrift. From 1945 to 1977, he was a member of the presidium council, the federal secretary and lastly, a member of the presidium of the
In 1963, Gysi became a member of the West Commission of the
From 1973 to 1978, Gysi was ambassador to Italy, Vatican City [dubious ] and Malta.[2] From December 1978 to 1979, he was the General Secretary of the GDR's Committee for European Security and Cooperation, which prepared for GDR's participation in the Helsinki Accords. In November 1979 Gysi succeeded Hans Seigewasser as the State Secretary for Church Affairs, remaining in this position until his retirement in 1988.[2] After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Gysi became a member of the PDS in 1990.
Personal
Gysi was married three times and had seven children. His first wife, Irene (née Lessing) (1912–2007) was the sister of Gottfried Lessing, and sister-in-law of Doris Lessing. They divorced in 1958. Their daughter, Gabriele Gysi (*1946), is an actress. She moved to the former West Germany in 1985.[2] Their son Gregor (*1948), a lawyer, was head of the Party of Democratic Socialism from 1989 to 1993 and is today one of the most prominent politicians in Germany's Left Party.
Recognition and honors
In 1969, Gysi was awarded the
References
- ^ Schmidt, Arthur. "Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1986-1990, Seite 31" (PDF). gvoon.de. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ a b c d e f 3. März 1912 - DDR-Politiker Klaus Gysi wird geboren: Ein Fanatiker, mit dem sich reden lässt Westdeutscher Rundfunk (March 3, 2012). Retrieved October 16, 2013 (in German)
- ^ Dem Heldenkind gehört die Zukunft. In: taz. 5. August 2005.
Further reading
- Bernd-Rainer Barth, Helmut Müller-Enbergs: Gysi, Klaus. In: Wer war wer in der DDR? 5th edition, volume 1. Christof Links Verlag, Berlin (2010) ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4
External links
- Literature by and about Klaus Gysi in the German National Library catalogue
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