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Böhm was born in [[Plauen]] on 20 August 1928.<ref name=eui>{{cite web|title=Siegfried Böhm|url=https://paneur1970s-map.eui.eu/people/556|publisher=European University Institute|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> In 1966 he was appointed the finance of minister whose term lasted until 1980.<ref name=eui/> He was among the central committee members of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]].<ref name=lro>{{cite news|title=Rätsel um Tod eines DDR-Ministers |url=https://www.lr-online.de/nachrichten/raetsel-um-tod-eines-ddr-ministers-33757500.html|access-date=20 July 2021 |work=LR Online|date=26 November 2003|language=German}}</ref> He was also a member of the Working Group Balance of Payments from 1974 to 1980.<ref name=eui/> Böhm was one of the first officials who alerted the East German authorities about the negative consequences of the indebtedness to the Western countries.<ref name=eui/><ref>{{cite book|author1=Angela Romano|author2=Federico Romero|title=European Socialist Regimes' Fateful Engagement with the West: National Strategies in the Long 1970s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35r6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT122|date=14 September 2020|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-00-021035-4|page=122}}</ref>
Böhm was born in [[Plauen]] on 20 August 1928.<ref name=eui>{{cite web|title=Siegfried Böhm|url=https://paneur1970s-map.eui.eu/people/556|publisher=European University Institute|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> In 1966 he was appointed the finance of minister whose term lasted until 1980.<ref name=eui/> He was among the central committee members of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]].<ref name=lro>{{cite news|title=Rätsel um Tod eines DDR-Ministers |url=https://www.lr-online.de/nachrichten/raetsel-um-tod-eines-ddr-ministers-33757500.html|access-date=20 July 2021 |work=LR Online|date=26 November 2003|language=German}}</ref> He was also a member of the Working Group Balance of Payments from 1974 to 1980.<ref name=eui/> Böhm was one of the first officials who alerted the East German authorities about the negative consequences of the indebtedness to the Western countries.<ref name=eui/><ref>{{cite book|author1=Angela Romano|author2=Federico Romero|title=European Socialist Regimes' Fateful Engagement with the West: National Strategies in the Long 1970s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35r6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT122|date=14 September 2020|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-00-021035-4|page=122}}</ref>


Böhm died at his home in [[Berlin-Karlshorst]] on 4 May 1980.<ref name=eui/><ref>{{cite news |title=Questions over death squad|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/questions-over-death-squad-20030929|access-date=20 July 2021|work=news24|date=29 September 2003|location=Berlin}}</ref> The East German officials reported that his wife shot him during a quarrel.<ref name=smh03>{{cite news|title=East German leaders' hit squad revealed |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/east-german-leaders-hit-squad-revealed-20030929-gdhhbc.html|access-date=20 July 2021|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur|date=29 September 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227013723/https://www.smh.com.au/world/east-german-leaders-hit-squad-revealed-20030929-gdhhbc.html|archive-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> In 2003 it was revealed as a result of the investigations that Böhm was in fact killed by an East German hit squad due to his potential reports about the bankruptcy faced in East Germany.<ref name=smh03/> His wife was also murdered by the squad to fabricate the official story of his death.<ref name=smh03/>
Böhm died at his home in [[Berlin-Karlshorst]] on 4 May 1980.<ref name=eui/><ref>{{cite news|title=Questions over death squad|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/questions-over-death-squad-20030929|access-date=20 July 2021|work=news24|date=29 September 2003|location=Berlin}}</ref> The East German officials reported on the next day that his wife shot him during a quarrel.<ref name=lro/><ref name=smh03>{{cite news|title=East German leaders' hit squad revealed |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/east-german-leaders-hit-squad-revealed-20030929-gdhhbc.html|access-date=20 July 2021|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur|date=29 September 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227013723/https://www.smh.com.au/world/east-german-leaders-hit-squad-revealed-20030929-gdhhbc.html|archive-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> In 2003 it was revealed as a result of the investigations that Böhm was in fact killed by an East German hit squad due to his potential reports about the bankruptcy faced in East Germany.<ref name=smh03/> His wife was also murdered by the squad to fabricate the official story of his death.<ref name=smh03/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:56, 20 July 2021

Siegfried Böhm
Minister of Finance and Prize
In office
1966–1980
Prime MinisterWilli Stoph
Horst Sindermann
Willi Stoph
Preceded byWilly Rumpf
Succeeded byWerner Schmieder
Personal details
Born20 August 1928
Plauen
Died4 May 1980(1980-05-04) (aged 51)
Berlin-Karlshorst
NationalityGerman
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany

Siegfried Böhm (20 August 1928–4 May 1980) was a East German politician and long-term finance minister of East Germany. He was in office for nearly fourteen years between 1966 and 1980.

Biography

Böhm was born in Plauen on 20 August 1928.[1] In 1966 he was appointed the finance of minister whose term lasted until 1980.[1] He was among the central committee members of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.[2] He was also a member of the Working Group Balance of Payments from 1974 to 1980.[1] Böhm was one of the first officials who alerted the East German authorities about the negative consequences of the indebtedness to the Western countries.[1][3]

Böhm died at his home in Berlin-Karlshorst on 4 May 1980.[1][4] The East German officials reported on the next day that his wife shot him during a quarrel.[2][5] In 2003 it was revealed as a result of the investigations that Böhm was in fact killed by an East German hit squad due to his potential reports about the bankruptcy faced in East Germany.[5] His wife was also murdered by the squad to fabricate the official story of his death.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Siegfried Böhm". European University Institute. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rätsel um Tod eines DDR-Ministers". LR Online (in German). 26 November 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ Angela Romano; Federico Romero (14 September 2020). European Socialist Regimes' Fateful Engagement with the West: National Strategies in the Long 1970s. Taylor & Francis. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-00-021035-4.
  4. ^ "Questions over death squad". news24. Berlin. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "East German leaders' hit squad revealed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 29 September 2003. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 27 February 2021 suggested (help)
Political offices
Preceded by Finance Minister of East Germany
1966–1980 		Succeeded by
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