East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany

The East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, was the position of highest authority in the district of East Berlin, having more power than the Mayor of East Berlin. The position was created on April 21, 1946 and abolished in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

First Secretaries

Name	Term of Office		Life years
	Start	End
Hermann Matern	21 April 1946	1948	1893–1971
Hans Jendretzky	1948	1953	1897–1992
Alfred Neumann	1953	1957	1909–2001
Hans Kiefert	1957	1959	1905–1966
Paul Verner	1959	May 1971	1911–1986
Konrad Naumann	May 1971	November 1985	1929–1992
Günter Schabowski	November 1985	November 1989	1929–2015
Heinz Albrecht	November 1989	1989	1935–

See also

• History of Berlin
• East Berlin
• Governing Mayor of Berlin
• Leadership of East Germany