Gisela Glende

Gisela Glende (born Gisela Trautzsch: 30 October 1925 - 3 February 2016) was an East German party official. She served between 1968 and 1986 as head of the Office of the Politburo, which meant she was responsible for preparing the agendas and draft decisions, and for producing the minutes of Poliburo meetings.

Biography Gisela Trautzsch was born in Lengefeld, a small town at the heart of the mining region south of Chemnitz. As the niece of the Communist activist Walter Trautzsch, she grew up in a highly politicised working-class family. Her father was a metal worker. Between 1986 and 1989 she served on the party's Central Auditing Commission.

Awards and honours

1959 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze 1969 Patriotic Order of Merit in silver 1969 Clara Zetkin Medal 1975 Patriotic Order of Merit in gold 1975 Battle Order "For Services to the People and the Fatherland" 1981 Banner of Labor 1984 Patriotic Order of Merit gold clasp 1985 Order of Karl Marx 1986 Order of Karl Marx (It is not clear whether this was a second announcement of the award she had received the previous year, or she was listed as a recipient in consecutive years, whether by design or through oversight. )