Manfred Uschner

Manfred Uschner (16 May 1937 – 13 November 2007) was a German diplomat and party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).

Uschner served as an employee in the apparatus of the Central Committee of the SED for over twenty years, including fifteen years as personal assistant to Hermann Axen, Politburo member and Secretary of the Central Committee responsible for foreign affairs.

In the 1980s, Uschner held close contacts with many politicians of the West German SPD. On the orders of Erich Honecker, he was purged from the Central Committee apparatus on the eve of the Peaceful Revolution for this and for being critical of the SED's leadership. Provided by Wikipedia