She served between 1968 and 1986 as head of the Office of the Politburo, which meant she was responsible for preparing the agendas and draft decisions, and for producing the minutes of Poliburo meetings.
[1][2] Gisela Trautzsch was born in Lengefeld, a small town at the heart of the mining region south of Chemnitz.
A large central portion of Germany, including her home region, was now administered as the Soviet occupation zone.
Later, between 1955 and 1960, she undertook a longer remote study course with the Karl Marx Party Academy which led to the award of a degree in Social Sciences in 1960.
She remained in post till September 1986 when she was degraded sideways and downwards in what was seen by commentators as an attempt by the leadership to try and rejuvenate the politburo and indeed the Central Committee more widely.