Bruno Leuschner

Bruno Leuschner
Member of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic
In office
1960–1963
Chairman of the State Planning Commission
In office
May 1952  July 6, 1961
Preceded byHeinrich Rau
Succeeded byKarl Mewis
Member of the Volkskammer
In office
1953–1965
Personal details
Born(1910-08-12)12 August 1910
Neukölln, Berlin, German Empire
Died10 February 1965(1965-02-10) (aged 54)
East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Resting placeFriedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany (1946–1965)
Communist Party of Germany (1931–1946)
SpouseRenate Bischoff
Alma materFriedrich Wilhelm University
Lessing University of Berlin
Marxist Workers' School
AwardsHero of Labour (1960)
Medal for Fighters against Fascism (1958)
Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1955)

Bruno Max Leuschner (12 August 1910 – 10 February 1965) was a German politician and functionary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.