Werner Titel

Werner Titel
Titel in 1968
Deputy Chairman of the
Council of Ministers
In office
14 July 1967 – 25 December 1971
Chairman
Preceded byPaul Scholz
Succeeded byHans Reichelt
Minister for Environmental Protection and Water Management
In office
29 November 1971 – 25 December 1971
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHans Reichelt
Volkskammer
Member of the Volkskammer
for Angermünde, Eberswalde-Land, Bad Freienwalde, Seelow, Eisenhüttenstadt-Land
In office
14 July 1967 – 25 December 1971
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byMax Hüniger
Personal details
BornWerner Titel
(1931-05-02)2 May 1931
Died25 December 1971(1971-12-25) (aged 40)
Resting placeFriedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
PartyDemocratic Farmers' Party of Germany
(1950–1971)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Party Functionary
  • Farmworker
Awards

Werner Titel (2 May 1931 – 25 December 1971) was an East German politician and party functionary of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (DBD).

He emerged as an early expert on environmental policy, eventually leading him to be appointed the East Germany's first Minister for the Environment. However, Titel died under unexplained circumstances shortly afterwards at the age of 40, after the Stasi discovered that Titel had concealed his father's crimes against humanity as an SS officer.