Helene Berg

Helene Berg
Helene Berg
Director of the Institute for Opinion Research at the Central Committee of the SED
	In office; 1974–1979
Deputy	Joachim Jauch
Preceded by	Karl Maron
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Rector of the Institute for Social Sciences at the Central Committee
	In office; 1951–1958
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ernst Hoffmann (acting)
Personal details
Born	Helene Veser; 10 April 1906; Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Died	21 February 2006 (aged 99); Berlin, Germany
Party	Party of Democratic Socialism; (1989–2006); Socialist Unity Party; (1946–1989); Communist Party of Germany; (1927–1946)
Other political; affiliations	Communist Party of the Soviet Union; (1929–1931)
Spouse	Paul Wandel
Alma mater	International Lenin School
Occupation	Teacher; Party Functionary;
Awards	Patriotic Order of Merit, 1st class; Banner of Labor; Clara Zetkin Medal; Order of Karl Marx; Grand Star of Peoples' Friendship;
	Central institution membership 1958–1989: Full member,; Central Committee ; Other offices held 1951: Acting Director,; "Karl Marx" Party Academy ;

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Helene "Lene" Berg born Helene Veser (10 April 1906 – 21 February 2006) was a German communist politician and a resistance activist against National Socialism. Between 1958 and 1989 she was a member of the Central Committee of the ruling SED (party) in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), where she was also director of the Berlin-based Academy for Social Sciences.