Heinz Winkler
Heinz Winkler (7 July 191025 June 1958) was a German politician and architect who served as Minister for Development (Minister für Aufbau) in East Germany from 1953 to 1958. He became a member of the Christian Democratic Union in 1948. Winkler was born in Chemnitz, Saxony.
Heinz Winkler
- Born
- 7 July 1910
- Birthplace
- Chemnitz, German Empire
- Died
- 25 June 1958 7 July 1910
- Place of death
- East Berlin, East Germany
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- politician · architect
- Languages
- German
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Heinz Winkler (7 July 191025 June 1958) was a German politician and architect who served as Minister for Development (Minister für Aufbau) in East Germany from 1953 to 1958. He became a member of the Christian Democratic Union in 1948. Winkler was born in Chemnitz, Saxony.
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He was trained as an architect. In 1938 he joined the Nazi Party. From 1941 to 1945 he was a Wehrmacht soldier. Until 1953 Winkler was the leader of a reconstruction bureau, responsible for the reconstruction of the city of Chemnitz. From 1953 to 1958 Winkler was the head of the architectural bureau that designed the new East German city of Stalinstadt (re-named Eisenhüttenstadt in 1960). From 1954 Winkler was a member of the Executive Committee of the CDU and since 1956 a member of the Presidium of the CDU. Winkler died after a car accident.
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• Office — Minister of Development • Predecessor — Lothar Bolz • Successor — Ernst Scholz • Term Start — 1953 • Term End — 1958 • Born — 7 July 1910 • Birthplace — Chemnitz, German Empire • Died — 25 June 1958 7 July 1910 • Place of death — East Berlin, East Germany • Party — * Christian Democratic Union
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1910
Heinz Winkler born at Chemnitz.
1958
Heinz Winkler died at Berlin.
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- 1.Unionsfreund wurde Aufbauminister. In: Neue Zeit, 13. November 1953, S. 1.
- 2.Auszeichnung von 50 „Verdienten Technikern des Volkes“. In: Neues Deutschland, 29. November 1952, S. 4.
- 3.Minister Winkler verunglückt. In: Neues Deutschland, 24. Juni 1958, S. 2.
- 4.Nachruf der Regierung. In: Neues Deutschland, 26. Juni 1958, S. 1.
- 5.Abschied von Minister Winkler. In: Neue Zeit, 28. Juni 1958, S. 1.
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