| Office | Minister of Finance and Prize |
|---|---|
| Prime minister | Willi Stoph |
| Predecessor | Siegfried Böhm |
| Successor | Ernst Höfner |
| Term start | June 1980 |
| Term end | June 1981 |
| Birth date | 11 November 1926 (age 100) |
| Birth place | Bannewitz, Germany |
| Party | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
Werner Schmieder (born 11 November 1926) is a former politician who served as the minister of finance in East Germany in the period 1980–1981.
Biography
Schmieder was born in Possendorf, today Bannewitz, on 11 November 1926.[1] He received a degree in economy and in 1967 he also obtained his Ph.D. in road engineering.[1] Between 1949 and 1955 he worked at Investbank in Dresden.[1] In 1955 he became a member of the Socialist Unity Party.[1] He was the head of the Investbank in Cottbus from 1955 to 1962.[1] He served as the deputy minister of finance (1967–1974) and state secretary (1974–1980).[1]
Schmieder was appointed minister of finance in July 1980 succeeding Siegfried Böhm in the post.[2] Schmieder's term ended in June 1981 when Ernst Höfner replaced him in the post.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Schmieder, Werner" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung.
- ^ Peter Joachim Lapp (2013). Der Ministerrat der DDR: Aufgaben, Arbeitsweise und Struktur der anderen deutschen Regierung (in German). Opladen: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. p. 137. ISBN 978-3-322-88734-4.
- ^ "Deutschland (DDR). Ministerium der Finanzen". University of Jena Libraries. Retrieved 1 November 2021.