Siegfried Böhm
| Siegfried Böhm | |
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| Minister of Finance and Prize | |
| In office 1966–1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Willi Stoph Horst Sindermann Willi Stoph |
| Preceded by | Willy Rumpf |
| Succeeded by | Werner Schmieder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1928 Plauen |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Berlin-Karlshorst |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
Siegfried Böhm (20 August 1928–4 May 1980) was an East German politician and long-term finance minister of East Germany. He was in office for nearly fourteen years between 1966 and 1980.
Biography
Böhm was born in Plauen on 20 August 1928.[1] In 1966 he was appointed the finance minister and his term lasted until 1980.[1] He was among the central committee members of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.[2] He was also a member of the Working Group Balance of Payments from 1974 to 1980.[1] Böhm was one of the first officials who alerted the East German authorities about the negative consequences of the indebtedness to the Western countries.[1][3] He also criticised the illegal currency and gold transactions carried out in the country.[4]
Böhm died at his home in Berlin-Karlshorst on 4 May 1980.[1][5] The East German officials reported on the next day that his wife shot him during a quarrel and then she committed suicide.[2][6] In 2003 it was revealed as a result of the investigations that Böhm was in fact killed by an East German hit squad due to his potential reports about the bankruptcy faced in East Germany.[6] His wife was also murdered by the squad to fabricate the official story of his death.[6]
Böhm was succeeded by Werner Schmieder as finance minister on 22 May 1980.[7]
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| Preceded by | Finance Minister of East Germany 1966–1980 |
Succeeded by Werner Schmieder |
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