Ludwig Mecklinger

Ludwig Mecklinger (14 November 1919 – 22 June 1994) was a German politician who was one of the health ministers of East Germany and a member of the ruling party Socialist Unity Party (SED). He had degrees both in medicine and law.

Early life and education Mecklinger was born in Buchdorf, near Donauwörth, on 14 November 1919. He studied medicine in Leipzig, Hamburg and Berlin in the period between 1939 and 1944. Mecklinger was the first physician who held the office in East Germany. and was in office until his resignation in 1989. In the period 1981–1988 Mecklinger served as a deputy at the East German Parliament.

Death and awards He died in Berlin on 22 June 1994.