Irmgard Neumann (née Pulß, 16 October 1925 – 22 February 1989) was a member of the

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, the country's collective head of state.

Life

Neumann was born in

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. After graduation from the she worked as a housemaid. Following the

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and subsequent creation of the

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, Neumann became a farmer at a collective farm () near

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. In 1955 Neumann joined the

Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany The Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (german: Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands, DBD) was an East German political party. The DBD was founded in 1948. It had 52 representatives in the Volkskammer, as part of the National Front. The DBD ...

(DBD), a

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of the National Front. She was a member of the legislature of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg from 1958. In 1960 she joined the executive committee of the

Democratic Women's League of Germany The Democratic Women's League of Germany (german: italic=no, Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands, or ''DFD'') was the mass women's organisation in East Germany. It was established in March 1947 and had the following official aims: *Removal ...

. In September of the same year she was elected to the State Council, of which she remained a member until November 1963. Neumann attained a leading role in the DBD in 1963, which she held until 1977. Neumann was awarded the

Patriotic Order of Merit The Patriotic Order of Merit (German: ''Vaterländischer Verdienstorden'', or VVO) was a national award granted annually in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was founded in 1954 and was awarded to individuals and institutions for outstanding ...

in 1966. She died in 1989.

References

* * 1925 births 1989 deaths East German women in politics Democratic Women's League of Germany members Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany politicians Members of the State Council of East Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit {{germany-politician-stub