Karl Grünheid

Karl Grünheid
Chairman of the
Economic Committee of the
Council of Ministers
In office
11 January 1990  12 April 1990
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers
Preceded byGerhard Schürer (as Chairman of the State Planning Commission)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister for Mechanical Engineering
In office
18 November 1989  11 January 1990
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHans-Joachim Lauck
Minister for the Glass and Ceramic Industry
In office
8 December 1983  18 November 1989
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers
Preceded byWerner Greiner-Petter
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Karl Grünheid

(1931-07-20)20 July 1931
Berlin, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died9 January 2004(2004-01-09) (aged 72)
Berlin, Germany
Resting placeFriedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Political partySocialist Unity Party
(1953–1989)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Civil Servant
  • Bricklayer
Awards
Central institution membership

Other offices held

Karl Grünheid (20 July 1931 – 9 January 2004) was a German civil servant and politician of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).

Grünheid notably served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers' Economic Committee, successor of the State Planning Commission, in the new transitional government of Hans Modrow during the Peaceful Revolution.