Herbert Warnke

Herbert Warnke
Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation
In office October 1948 – 26 March 1975
Deputy	Alexander Starck Rudolf Kirchner Otto Lehmann Walter Buchheim Rolf Berger Johanna Töpfer Wolfgang Beyreuther
Preceded by	Hans Jendretzky
Succeeded by	Harry Tisch
Member of the Volkskammer
In office 1949–1975
Member of the Reichstag
In office 1932–1933
Personal details
Born	24 February 1902 Hamburg, German Empire
Died	26 March 1975 (1975-03-27) (aged 73) East Berlin, East Germany
Political party	KPD SED
Occupation	Politician
Awards	Patriotic Order of Merit (1955) Order of Karl Marx (1962) Lenin Peace Prize (1967) Order of Lenin (1972)

Herbert Warnke (24 February 1902 – 26 March 1975) was an East German trade unionist and politician who served as both Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation and a member of the Politburo of the Socialist Unity Party.