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Christa Luft
German economist and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christa Luft (née Hecht; born 22 February 1938) is a German economist and politician of the SED/PDS.[1] Luft joined the SED in 1958. From 18 November 1989 to 18 March 1990, she was the Minister of Economics in the Modrow government.[2] From 1994 to 2002 she was member of the Bundestag for the PDS.
Quick Facts Deputy Chairman of theCouncil of Ministers, Chairman ...
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Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 18 November 1989 – 12 April 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman | Hans Modrow | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Günther Kleiber Alfred Neumann | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Peter-Michael Diestel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Economics | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 18 November 1989 – 12 April 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Hans Modrow | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Gerhard Pohl | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Christa Hecht (1938-02-22) 22 February 1938 (age 86) Krakow am See, Nazi Germany (now Germany) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | The Left (2007–2022) Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007) Socialist Unity Party (1958–1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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From 1963 to 1971 Luft was registered as a Stasi informant under the code name IM Gisela.[3][4]