Helga Labs (born 22 May 1940) is an East German politician who served as the minister of public education of East Germany. As a member of the ruling party Socialist Unity Party (SED), she held several political and public posts in East Germany.
Helga Labs | |
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| Minister of Public Education | |
| In office November 1989 – 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1940 Wenigtreben, Poland |
| Political party | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
Early life and education edit
Labs was born in Wenigtreben on 22 May 1940.[1][2] Between 1955 and 1959 she studied at the institute for teacher training in Rochlitz and received a degree in teaching.[2]
Career edit
Labs joined the Rochlitz branch of the Free German Youth organization in 1956 and served as its secretary between 1959 and 1960.[2] In 1959 he became a member of the SED.[2] In 1974 she was named as the head of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation, a youth organization, replacing Egon Krenz in the post.[2][3] Lab's tenure lasted until 1985,[2] and she was replaced by Wilfried Poßner in the post.[4]
Labs was a member of the central committee of the SED from 1976 to 3 December 1989.[2] She also served as chairman of the teaching and education union.[5] In November 1989 she was appointed minister of public education, replacing Margot Honecker in the post.[1][6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Helga Labs" (in German). DDR Center. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Labs, Helga" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Catherine Plum (Spring 2008). "The Children of Antifascism. Exploring Young Historians Clubs in the GDR". German Politics and Society. 26 (1): 18. doi:10.3167/gps.2008.260101.
- ^ "Immer bewegt, niemals still". Die Hellersdorfer (in German). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Stefan Fries (2 April 2021). "Die Pressekonferenz als Bühne. "Nach meiner Kenntnis ist das sofort, unverzüglich"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Cornelia Hippmann (2014). Ostdeutsche Frauen in der Politik: Eine qualitative Analyse (in German). Opladen; Berlin; Toronto: Verlag Barbara Budrich. p. 155. ISBN 978-3-8474-0421-7.
External links edit
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