Ursula Ragwitz
Ursula Ragwitz | |
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| Head of the Culture Department of the Central Committee | |
| In office 18 November 1975 – November 1989 Acting: 18 November 1975 – 17 March 1976 | |
| Secretary | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Peter Heldt |
| Succeeded by | Lothar Bisky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ursula Rose 15 February 1928 Cottbus, Province of Brandenburg, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Brandenburg, Germany) |
| Died | 2020 |
| Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1989) |
| Spouse | Erhard Ragwitz |
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Central institution membership
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Ursula Ragwitz (born Ursula Rose; 15 February 1928 – 2020) was a senior official of the ruling East German Socialist Unity Party. She started her career as a primary school teacher, and rose to become a member of the powerful Party Central Committee between 1981 and 1989, undertaking various leadership roles in respect of the country's highly politicised culture sector.