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Josef Duchač

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Josef Duchač
Duchac on a campaign poster for the 1990 Thuringian state election
Minister-President of Thuringia
In office
8 November 1990 – 11 February 1992
DeputyUlrich Fickel
Preceded byhimself (as Landesbevollmächtigter)
Succeeded byBernhard Vogel
Landesbevollmächtigter of Thuringia
In office
3 October 1990 – 8 November 1990
Appointed byLothar de Maizière
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byhimself (as Minister-President)
Regierungsbevollmächtigter of Erfurt
In office
11 June 1990 – 3 October 1990
Appointed byLothar de Maizière
Preceded byArthur Swatek (as Chairman of the District Council)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the
Landtag of Thuringia
for Gotha II
In office
25 October 1990 – 30 November 1992
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHans-Jörg Dannenberg
Personal details
Born (1938-02-19) 19 February 1938 (age 86)
Bad Schlag, Czechoslovakia (now Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (1990–)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) (1957–1990)
ResidenceBirkenwerder
Alma materIngenieurschule für Gummi- und Plasttechnologie
TU Dresden
Technical University Leuna-Merseburg (Dipl.-Ing. oec.)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Chemical Engineer
  • Engineering Manager

Josef Duchač (born February 19, 1938) is a German politician (CDU).

The studied chemical engineer became a member of the East German Christian Democratic Union in 1957. After the party merged with the West German CDU following the German reunification, he was elected Thuringia's first post-reunification minister-president on October 14, 1990.

On January 23, 1992, he announced his resignation because of alleged Stasi contacts[1] and was succeeded by Bernhard Vogel on February 5, 1992.

References

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  1. ^ John Tagliabue (5 February 1992). "East German is Investigated". New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2011.