Erhard Krack

Erhard Krack (9 January 1931 – 13 December 2000) was a German politician and mayor of East Berlin from 1974 to 1990. Hans Modrow, Helmut Kohl, and Walter Momper at the opening of the Brandenburg Gate on 22 December 1989 – Erhard Krack can be seen between the shoulders of Kohl and Momper.

Life

Krack was born in Danzig on January 9, 1931. In 1951, he joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). Between 1952 and 1956 Krack studied economics at the University of Rostock.

In 1965, Krack became the Minister of Regional Industry and the Food Industry.

In 1974, Krack became mayor of East Berlin, a post he would hold until 1990.

He was also a deputy in the Volkskammer and a member of the Central Committee of the SED.