Heinz Geggel

Heinz Geggel
Geggel in his USC Shoah Foundation interview
Head of the Agitation Department of the Central Committee
In office 14 December 1973 – November 1989
Secretary	Werner Lamberz Joachim Herrmann Günter Schabowski
Deputy	Eberhard Fensch Günter Pötschke Klaus Raddatz Dieter Langguth
Preceded by	Hans Modrow
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Head of the West Department of the Central Committee
In office 23 June 1965 – 14 December 1973
Secretary	Albert Norden
Deputy	Herbert Häber Max Schmidt Günter Pötschke Dieter Kerschek
Preceded by	Arne Rehan
Succeeded by	Herbert Häber
Personal details
Born	Heinz Geggel (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died	15 November 2000(2000-11-15) (aged 79) Berlin, Germany
Political party	Socialist Unity Party (1948–1989)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Germany (1944–1948)
Alma mater	"Karl Marx" Party Academy
Occupation	Journalist Politician Party Functionary
Awards	Medal for Fighters Against Fascism Patriotic Order of Merit, 1st class Banner of Labor Kampforden „Für Verdienste um Volk und Vaterland“ Order of Karl Marx Hero of Labour
Central institution membership 1971–1989: Full member, Central Committee 1963–1971: Candidate member, Central Committee Other offices held 1963–1965: Deputy Head, West Department of the Central Committee 1957–1960: Director, Deutschlandsender 1956–1960: Deputy Chairman, State Broadcasting Committee

Heinz Geggel (11 November 1921 – 15 November 2000) was a German Holocaust survivor, journalist and party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).

Nicknamed 'Dr. Geggels' in reference to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, he served as the longtime head of the powerful Agitation Department at the Central Committee of the SED and de facto commanded East German press.