Helene Berg
Helene Berg | |
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| Born | Helene Veser 10 April 1906 |
| Died | 21 February 2006 (aged 99) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | International Lenin School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946–1989) Communist Party of Germany (1927–1946) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Spouse | Paul Wandel |
| Awards | Grand Star of Peoples' Friendship (1981) Star of Peoples' Friendship, in gold (1976) Patriotic Order of Merit, honor clasp (1971) Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1968) Order of Karl Marx (1966) Banner of Labour (1965) Patriotic Order of Merit, in silver (1956) Clara Zetkin Medal (1955) |
Helene "Lene" Berg born Helene Veser (10 April 1906 – 21 February 2006) was a German communist politician and a resistance activist against National Socialism. Between 1958 and 1989 she was a member of the Central Committee of the ruling SED (party) in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), where she was also director of the Berlin based Academy for Social Sciences.