Manfred Feist
German politician (1930–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manfred Feist (born Halle 6 April 1930 died Berlin 17 December 2012) was a German politician and party functionary. He served as Director of the Foreign Information Department of the Central Committee of the ruling SED (party).[1]
Manfred Feist | |
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Head of the Foreign Information Department of the Central Committee | |
In office September 1966 – November 1989 | |
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Preceded by | Werner Lamberz |
Succeeded by | Reiner Kalisch |
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Born | Manfred Feist (1930-04-06)6 April 1930 Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) |
Died | 17 December 2012(2012-12-17) (aged 82) Berlin, Germany |
Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1947–1989) |
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Central institution membership
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His notability is enhanced by the marriage, in 1953, of his elder sister Margot to a political high-flyer called Erich Honecker. As a result of this, between 1971 and 1989 Manfred Feist found himself the brother in law of East Germany's de facto head of state.[2][3] Over the years he was subjected to greater media scrutiny than would normally have been applied to political functionaries at his level of competence: his tongue-in-cheek soubriquet "Manny the Great" ("Manni der Große") allegedly used by colleagues, was publicized even in West Germany.[4]