Walter Romberg (27 December 1928 – 23 May 2014) was a German politician and finance minister of East Germany.

[9] Romberg was removed from office on 15 August 1990 due to his support for the challenging clauses in a political unification treaty governing the allocation of tax revenues.

[6] The other reason for his removal was related to the East Germany's rapidly deteriorating economic status.

[8] Romberg was also fired due to his warnings about the reunification in terms of its economic burden and his critical and even pessimistic approach towards it.

[4] In 1991, after unification, Romberg stated in a conference held at Humboldt University that the West German leadership did not comprehend the huge differences between two countries' economic patterns.