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(Grant Agreement n. 669194)
(Skryje, 21/5/1925 - Prague, 1/4/1983)
Chairman - State Planning Committee (1969-1981)
He was one of the main creators of economic policies of the normalization regime.
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He was the highest ranking official of the federal governement, a moderate communist, technocrat, well educated and able to estabilish friendly personal relations with West European partners. |
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As Chairman of the East German State Planning Commission Gerhard Schürer was always part of the inner circle of the GDR’s economic elite. However, his power was limited and Honecker never promoted him to membership in the Politburo.... |
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