Günther Jahn

Günther Jahn
Günther Jahn
	Jahn in 1973
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party; in Bezirk Potsdam
	In office; 23 January 1976 – 15 November 1989
Second Secretary	Ulrich Schlaak;
Preceded by	Werner Wittig
Succeeded by	Heinz Vietze
First Secretary of the; Free German Youth
	In office; May 1967 – 9 January 1974
Second Secretary	Dieter Itzerott; Wolfgang Herger;
Preceded by	Horst Schumann
Succeeded by	Egon Krenz
Preceded by
Volkskammer
Member of the Volkskammer ; for Potsdam-Stadt, Potsdam-Land; (Arnstadt, Weimar-Land, Apolda; 1967–1971)
	In office; 14 July 1967 – 5 April 1990
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Günther Jahn; 9 January 1930; Erfurt, State of Thuringia, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died	29 October 2015 (aged 85); Beelitz-Fichtenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany
Political party	Party of Democratic Socialism; (1989–1991)
Other political; affiliations	Socialist Unity Party; (1946–1989); Communist Party of Germany; (1946)
Alma mater	University of Jena; Hochschule für Ökonomie Berlin; Academy for Social Sciences at the Central Committee of the SED (Dr. rer. oec.);
Occupation	Politician; Party Functionary; Academic;
Awards	Order of Karl Marx; Patriotic Order of Merit, 1st class; Banner of Labor;
	Central institution membership 1967–1989: Full member,; Central Committee ; Other offices held 1974–1976: Second Secretary,; Socialist Unity Party in Bezirk Potsdam ; 1966–1967: Second Secretary,; Free German Youth ;

Günther Jahn (9 January 1930 – 29 October 2015) was a German politician and functionary of the Free German Youth (FDJ) and the Socialist Unity Party (SED).