Werner Schmieder (born 11 November 1926) is a former politician who served as the minister of finance in East Germany in the period 1980–1981.
Schmieder was born in Possendorf, today Bannewitz, on 11 November 1926.
[1] He served as the deputy minister of finance (1967–1974) and state secretary (1974–1980).
[1] Schmieder was appointed minister of finance in July 1980 succeeding Siegfried Böhm in the post.
[2] Schmieder's term ended in June 1981 when Ernst Höfner replaced him in the post.