Erhard Krack

Erhard Krack (9 January 1931 – 13 December 2000) was a German politician and mayor of East Berlin from 1974 to 1990.

[1] In 1951, he joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).

Between 1952 and 1956 Krack studied economics at the University of Rostock.

[3] In 1974, Krack became mayor of East Berlin, a post he would hold until 1990.

[4] He was also a deputy in the Volkskammer and a member of the Central Committee of the SED.

Hans Modrow , Helmut Kohl , and Walter Momper at the opening of the Brandenburg Gate on 22 December 1989 – Erhard Krack can be seen between the shoulders of Kohl and Momper.