201:
Balkow was born in Berlin on 26 August 1909 into a working-class family. He attended a secondary school and trained as a machine fitter from 1926 to 1929. He attended evening courses in mechanical engineering between 1927 and 1931 and passed the engineering exam in 1931. During his studies he was a
241:
in 1944 and sentenced to seven years in prison. He was detained in the
Brandenburg prison until 1945. After his release from prison Balkow became district mayor and district chairman of the KPD in Berlin. He joined the SED, founding and ruling party of East Germany, and served as its district
246:
between 1946 and 1947. He was a member of the SED Mitte district between 1950 and 1951. He was employed at the
Ministry for Foreign Trade and Inner German Trade from 1951 and was named as the deputy minister of foreign trade in 1956 which he held until 1961.
625:
189:(1909–1973) was an East German engineer and socialist politician who served as the minister of foreign trade from 1961 to 1965 and deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1965 to 1967. Being a member of the central committee of the
272:
Balkow was made a member of the SED central committee in 1963 and held the post until
November 1967. He was also a member of the East German Parliament from 1963 to 1973. He headed the committee of foreign affairs between 1971 and 1973.
265:. Balkow was in office until November 1967 when he was removed from the post. The official reason for his removal was given as health concerns, but Balkow's conflicts with the SED officials, including
226:
257:
Balkow was named as the deputy chairman of the
Council of Ministers in charge of foreign trade in March 1965, succeeding Bruno Leuschner. He was invited to visit the
660:
630:
610:
615:
665:
680:
358:
203:
650:
645:
620:
595:
467:
675:
421:
655:
561:
635:
190:
149:
457:
640:
486:
222:
144:
395:
261:
in Spring 1966, but the West German authorities did not grant him an entry visa due to the objections of the
670:
325:
605:
600:
262:
543:
210:
164:
250:
Balkow was appointed minister of foreign trade and inner German trade in July 1961, succeeding
463:
533:
525:
330:
290:
174:
254:
in the post. His tenure ended in March 1965, and Horst Sölle was appointed to the post.
516:
266:
258:
589:
547:
114:
251:
230:
131:
82:
491:
159:
566:
459:
Die Veränderungen in der
Sozialstruktur des Ministerrates der DDR: 1949-1969
193:(SED) he was a member of the East German Parliament between 1963 and 1973.
626:
Members of the
Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
538:
529:
238:
234:
209:
Balkow continued his education in East
Germany where he graduated from
243:
514:
Hans-Eberhard
Zaunitzer (1967). "Between politics and economics".
462:(in German). DĂĽsseldorf: Droste Verlag. pp. 73, 99, 108.
281:
Balkow died in East Berlin on 19 July 1973 at the age of 63.
422:"Jahrgang 1964: Verlauf der Leipziger FrĂĽhjahrsmesse (2)"
206:
and the
Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association.
170:
158:
137:
120:
107:
102:
88:
76:
60:
50:
34:
23:
363:Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur
16:East German engineer and politician (1909–1973)
353:
351:
349:
347:
269:, played a significant role in the incident.
8:
35:Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
570:. No. 58840. 21 July 1973. p. 14
20:
537:
213:receiving a degree in economics in 1949.
481:
479:
390:
388:
386:
384:
382:
380:
320:
318:
316:
314:
312:
310:
308:
306:
451:
449:
447:
445:
443:
302:
631:Communist Party of Germany politicians
611:Deputy prime ministers of East Germany
7:
616:Government ministers of East Germany
666:Communists in the German Resistance
661:Saefkow-Jacob-Bästlein Organization
233:and also, worked as an engineer in
46:March 1965 – November 1967
225:(KPD) in 1931. He was part of the
14:
681:Recipients of the Banner of Labor
289:Balkow was the recipient of the
191:Socialist Unity Party of Germany
150:Socialist Unity Party of Germany
72:July 1961 – March 1965
651:Members of the 6th Volkskammer
646:Members of the 5th Volkskammer
621:Members of the 4th Volkskammer
456:Ursula Hoffmann-Lange (1971).
338:Internationales Biographisches
293:which he was awarded in 1969.
227:Anton Saefkow resistance group
1:
596:20th-century German engineers
495:(in German). 3 December 1967
676:German mechanical engineers
697:
402:(in German). 11 March 2022
656:Leipzig University alumni
237:. He was arrested by the
180:
98:
65:
61:Minister of Foreign Trade
39:
30:
204:Socialist Workers' Youth
197:Early life and education
636:Politicians from Berlin
641:Engineers from Berlin
229:in Berlin during the
217:Career and activities
530:10.1007/bf02929854
263:Federal Government
221:Balkow joined the
211:Leipzig University
165:Leipzig University
469:978-3-7700-0281-8
184:
183:
688:
580:
579:
577:
575:
558:
552:
551:
541:
511:
505:
504:
502:
500:
483:
474:
473:
453:
438:
437:
435:
433:
418:
412:
411:
409:
407:
396:"Balkow, Julius"
392:
375:
374:
372:
370:
359:"Balkow, Julius"
355:
342:
341:
331:Munzinger-Archiv
322:
127:
103:Personal details
91:
79:
70:
53:
44:
21:
696:
695:
691:
690:
689:
687:
686:
685:
586:
585:
584:
583:
573:
571:
560:
559:
555:
513:
512:
508:
498:
496:
485:
484:
477:
470:
455:
454:
441:
431:
429:
426:ddr-im-blick.de
420:
419:
415:
405:
403:
394:
393:
378:
368:
366:
357:
356:
345:
326:"Julius Balkow"
324:
323:
304:
299:
291:Banner of Labor
287:
279:
235:Siemens company
223:Communist Party
219:
199:
175:Banner of Labor
154:
145:Communist Party
138:Political party
129:
125:
112:
89:
77:
71:
66:
56:Bruno Leuschner
51:
45:
40:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
694:
692:
684:
683:
678:
673:
671:Siemens people
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
588:
587:
582:
581:
553:
517:Intereconomics
506:
475:
468:
439:
413:
376:
343:
301:
300:
298:
295:
286:
283:
278:
275:
267:Erich Honecker
218:
215:
202:member of the
198:
195:
182:
181:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
162:
156:
155:
153:
152:
147:
141:
139:
135:
134:
128:(aged 63)
122:
118:
117:
111:26 August 1909
109:
105:
104:
100:
99:
96:
95:
92:
86:
85:
80:
74:
73:
63:
62:
58:
57:
54:
48:
47:
37:
36:
32:
31:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
693:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
593:
591:
569:
568:
563:
557:
554:
549:
545:
540:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
518:
510:
507:
494:
493:
488:
482:
480:
476:
471:
465:
461:
460:
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
440:
427:
423:
417:
414:
401:
397:
391:
389:
387:
385:
383:
381:
377:
364:
360:
354:
352:
350:
348:
344:
340:
339:
334:(in German).
333:
332:
327:
321:
319:
317:
315:
313:
311:
309:
307:
303:
296:
294:
292:
284:
282:
276:
274:
270:
268:
264:
260:
255:
253:
248:
245:
242:secretary in
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
216:
214:
212:
207:
205:
196:
194:
192:
188:
187:Julius Balkow
179:
176:
173:
169:
166:
163:
161:
157:
151:
148:
146:
143:
142:
140:
136:
133:
130:East Berlin,
123:
119:
116:
115:German Empire
110:
106:
101:
97:
93:
87:
84:
81:
75:
69:
64:
59:
55:
49:
43:
38:
33:
29:
25:Julius Balkow
22:
19:
572:. Retrieved
565:
562:"Obituaries"
556:
539:10419/137767
524:(6–7): 184.
521:
515:
509:
497:. Retrieved
490:
487:"Prise Salz"
458:
430:. Retrieved
425:
416:
404:. Retrieved
400:Bundesarchiv
399:
367:. Retrieved
362:
337:
335:
329:
288:
280:
271:
259:Hanover Fair
256:
252:Heinrich Rau
249:
220:
208:
200:
186:
185:
132:East Germany
126:(1973-07-19)
124:19 July 1973
90:Succeeded by
83:Heinrich Rau
67:
41:
18:
606:1973 deaths
601:1909 births
574:9 September
499:9 September
492:Der Spiegel
432:9 September
428:(in German)
406:9 September
369:9 September
365:(in German)
94:Horst Sölle
78:Preceded by
52:Preceded by
590:Categories
297:References
160:Alma mater
567:The Times
548:154788021
231:Nazi rule
68:In office
42:In office
113:Berlin,
336:Citing
239:Gestapo
546:
466:
285:Awards
244:Teltow
171:Awards
544:S2CID
277:Death
576:2023
501:2023
464:ISBN
434:2023
408:2023
371:2023
121:Died
108:Born
534:hdl
526:doi
592::
564:.
542:.
532:.
520:.
489:.
478:^
442:^
424:.
398:.
379:^
361:.
346:^
328:.
305:^
578:.
550:.
536::
528::
522:2
503:.
472:.
436:.
410:.
373:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.