Ernst Wollweber

Ernst Wollweber
Ernst Wollweber
	Wollweber in 1950
Minister for State Security
	In office; 18 July 1953 – 1 November 1957
Minister-President	Otto Grotewohl;
First Deputy	Erich Mielke;
Preceded by	Wilhelm Zaisser
Succeeded by	Erich Mielke
Member of the Reichstag ; for Reichswahlvorschlag
	In office; 6 December 1932 – 8 March 1933
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Ernst Friedrich Wollweber; 29 October 1898; Hann. Münden, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Lower Saxony, Germany)
Died	3 May 1967 (aged 68); East Berlin, East Germany
Party	Socialist Unity Party; (1946–1958)
Other political; affiliations	Communist Party of Germany; (1919–1946)
Spouse	Ragnhild Wiik
Occupation	Politician; Party Functionary; Naval Officer;
	Central institution membership 1954–1958: Full member,; Central Committee ; Other offices held 1953: State Secretary,; State Secretariat for Shipping ; 1950–1953: State Secretary,; Ministry of Transport ;

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Ernst Friedrich Wollweber (29 October 1898 – 3 May 1967) was a German politician who was State Secretary of State Security from 1953 to 1955 and Minister of State Security of East Germany from 1955 to 1957.