Peter Moreth

Peter Moreth (28 July 19414 February 2014) was a German politician of the East German satellite party LDPD. He was a member of the Volkskammer from 1986 to March 1990 and member of the State Council of East Germany from 1986 to November 1989. During the Peaceful Revolution he was a Deputy Chairman of the East German Council of Ministers from November 1989 to March 1990, overseeing local government. During the transition towards German reunification he was briefly the first president of the Treuhand, the organisation entrusted with the privatisation of East Germany's nationally-owned enterprises.

Life Moreth was born in Chemnitz on 28 July 1941, during the Second World War. His father was shopkeeper. After leaving school he served an apprenticeship as a bricklayer between 1955 and 1957, followed by another apprenticeship in retailing from 1957 till 1959. He then worked in the retail sector from 1959 to 1968. He completed a correspondence course of business administration at the University of Leipzig from 1968 to 1973 and received his doctorate in economy from the same university in 1977.

After this Peter Moreth lived as a business consultant in Berlin where, in February 2014, he died.

Award 1981 Patriotic Order of Merit Silver