Erhard Krack

Erhard Krack
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-1028-040, Berlin, 750-Jahr-Feier, Stadtverordnetenversammlung (cropped).jpg Krack in 1987
Lord Mayor of East Berlin
In office 12 February 1974 – 15 February 1990
First Deputy	Hannelore Mensch
Preceded by	Herbert Fechner
Succeeded by	Ingrid Pankraz (acting)
Minister for Bezirk-managed and Food Industry
In office 22 December 1965 – 14 February 1974
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Otto Grotewohl Willi Stoph Horst Sindermann
First Deputy	Udo-Dieter Wange Heinz Block
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Udo-Dieter Wange
Volkskammer Member of the Volkskammer for East Berlin In office 25 June 1981 – 5 April 1990 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Constituency abolished Constituency Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, №1 In office 29 October 1976 – 25 June 1981 Appointed by Magistrate of East Berlin
Personal details
Born	(1931-01-09)9 January 1931 Danzig, Free City of Danzig
Died	13 December 2000(2000-12-13) (aged 69) Berlin, Germany
Resting place	Friedhof Pankow III, Berlin
Nationality	German
Party	Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1951-1989)
Alma mater	University of Rostock
Central institution membership 1981–1989: Full member, Central Committee 1976–1981: Candidate member, Central Committee Other offices held 1976–1990: Member, East Berlin City Assembly of Deputies 1969–1990: Member, National Front National Council

Erhard Krack (9 January 1931 – 13 December 2000) was a German politician and mayor of East Berlin from 1974 to 1990.

File:KohlModrowMomperBrandenburgerTor.jpg

Hans Modrow, Helmut Kohl, and Walter Momper at the opening of the Brandenburg Gate on 22 December 1989 – Erhard Krack can be seen between the shoulders of Kohl and Momper.

Life

Krack was born in Danzig on January 9, 1931. In 1951, he joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). Between 1952 and 1956 Krack studied economics at the University of Rostock.

In 1965, Krack became the Minister of Regional Industry and the Food Industry.

In 1974, Krack became mayor of East Berlin, a post he would hold until 1990.

He was also a deputy in the Volkskammer and a member of the Central Committee of the SED.