Kurt Hager

Kurt Hager
Kurt Hager
	Hager in 1984
Member of the Volkskammer ; for Jena-Stadt, Jena-Land, Rudolstadt, Saalfeld
	In office; 16 November 1958 – 16 November 1989
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	Bernd Voigt
Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities
1983–1989	Party Academy Karl Marx
1967–1989	Health Policy
1963–1989	Culture
1957–1989	Education
1955–1989	Science
Personal details
Born	Leonard Kurt Hager; 24 July 1912; Bietigheim, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (now Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Died	18 September 1998 (aged 86); Berlin, Germany
Resting place	Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Political party	German Communist Party; (1995–1998)
Other political; affiliations	SED-PDS; (1989–1990); Socialist Unity Party; (1946–1989); Communist Party of Germany; (1930–1946)
Spouse	Sabina Schauer
Children	2
Alma mater	Parteihochschule Karl Marx
Occupation	Politician; Functionary; Journalist;
Awards	Patriotic Order of Merit; Banner of Labor; Hero of Labour; Order of Karl Marx;
	Central institution membership 1963–1989: Full member,; Politburo of the Central Committee ; 1959–1963: Candidate member,; Politburo of the Central Committee ; 1954–1989: Full member,; Central Committee ; 1950–1966: Candidate member,; Central Committee ; Other offices held 1979–1989: Member,; National Defence Council ; 1976–1989: Member, State Council ; 1952–1955: Head, Department for Science of the Central Committee Secretariat ; 1949–1952: Head, Department for Propaganda of the Central Committee Secretariat ;

Kurt Hager (24 July 1912 – 18 September 1998) was an East German statesman, a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany who was known as the chief ideologist of the party and decided many cultural and educational policies in the German Democratic Republic.

Kurt Hager
Hager in 1984

Member of the Volkskammer for Jena-Stadt, Jena-Land, Rudolstadt, Saalfeld
In office 16 November 1958 – 16 November 1989
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	Bernd Voigt
Central Committee Secretariat responsibilities
1983–1989	Party Academy Karl Marx
1967–1989	Health Policy
1963–1989	Culture
1957–1989	Education
1955–1989	Science

Personal details
Born	Leonard Kurt Hager (1912-07-24)24 July 1912 Bietigheim, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (now Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Died	18 September 1998(1998-09-18) (aged 86) Berlin, Germany
Resting place	Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Political party	German Communist Party (1995–1998)
Other political affiliations	SED-PDS (1989–1990) Socialist Unity Party (1946–1989) Communist Party of Germany (1930–1946)
Spouse	Sabina Schauer
Children	2
Alma mater	Parteihochschule Karl Marx
Occupation	Politician Functionary Journalist
Awards	Patriotic Order of Merit Banner of Labor Hero of Labour Order of Karl Marx
Central institution membership 1963–1989: Full member, Politburo of the Central Committee 1959–1963: Candidate member, Politburo of the Central Committee 1954–1989: Full member, Central Committee 1950–1966: Candidate member, Central Committee Other offices held 1979–1989: Member, National Defence Council 1976–1989: Member, State Council 1952–1955: Head, Department for Science of the Central Committee Secretariat 1949–1952: Head, Department for Propaganda of the Central Committee Secretariat