# Christian Hartenhauer

_German politician_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the founding and ruling party of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from the country's establishment in 1949 until the Peaceful Revolution of 1989. Formed in 1946 through a forced merger of the East German branches of the Communist Party of Germany and the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the SED built and ruled East Germany as a one-party Marxist–Leninist state. The SED had, at the last official count in late November 1989, 2,129,250 members, or about 17% of the entire East German adult population.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 2 May 1948 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080140#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chemnitz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080140#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080140#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; primator ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080140#P106))
- **Political party:** Socialist Unity Party of Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080140#P102))
- **Positions held:** mayor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080140#P39))

## Questions

**When was Christian Hartenhauer born?**  
Christian Hartenhauer was born on 2 May 1948 in Chemnitz.

**What positions has Christian Hartenhauer held?**  
Positions held by Christian Hartenhauer include: mayor.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Christian Hartenhauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1080140](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080140) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands Logo.svg by Created by architect H.B. (d. 2003) Drawing adapted by Rainer Zenz, converted to PNG by Stw SVG created by Connum (de) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sozialistische_Einheitspartei_Deutschlands_Logo.svg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Christian Hartenhauer, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands Logo.svg — Created by architect H.B. (d. 2003) Drawing adapted by Rainer Zenz, converted to PNG by Stw SVG created by Connum (de), Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Christian Hartenhauer". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/christian-hartenhauer. Retrieved 15 November 2026.