Lothar Ahrendt (born 13 March 1936) is one of the former interior ministers of the German Democratic Republic.
[1] Ahrendt was a member of Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) which he joined in 1957.
[2] Ahrendt was part of interim and "reform-minded" cabinet formed by Prime Minister Hans Modrow.
[5] In mid-January 1990, the Ministry of Interior declared that by 25 January all weapons from former secret police agents, including 124,000 pistols, 76,000 submachine guns, about 3,500 grenade-launchers and 342 anti-aircraft guns, would be retrieved.
[7] Ahrendt was also dismissed from the post as the acting chief of the German People's Police in August 1990.