Bruno Leuschner

Bruno Leuschner
Leuschner in 1963
Member of the State Council of the
German Democratic Republic
In office
12 September 1960 – 13 November 1963
Chairman of the
State Planning Commission
In office
23 May 1952 – 6 July 1961
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers
Preceded byHeinrich Rau
Succeeded byKarl Mewis
Member of the Volkskammer
In office
25 August 1953 – 10 February 1965
Personal details
Born(1910-08-12)12 August 1910
Died10 February 1965(1965-02-10) (aged 54)
Resting placeFriedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
PartySocialist Unity Party of Germany (1946–1965)
Communist Party of Germany (1931–1946)
SpouseRenate Bischoff
Alma materFriedrich Wilhelm University
Lessing University of Berlin
Marxist Workers' School
AwardsHero of Labour (1960)
Medal for Fighters against Fascism (1958)
Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1955)

Bruno Max Leuschner (12 August 1910 – 10 February 1965) was a German politician and functionary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.