Horst Sindermann

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Horst Sindermann (5 September 1915 – 20 April 1990) was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (GDR) from 1973 to 1976.

Born in Dresden, he was a member of the Communist Party of Germany and spent the Second World War imprisoned. After the war he was a newspaper editor and leader of the Chemnitz and Leipzig branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. He was a member of the Volkskammer from 1963 to 1969, and its president from 1976 to 1989. He was also a member of the politburo.

Preceded by Willi Stoph	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (GDR) 1973–1976	Succeeded by Willi Stoph
Preceded by Gerald Götting	President of the Volkskammer 1976–1989	Succeeded by Günther Maleuda

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