Klaus Thielmann

Klaus Thielmann (29 October 1933 – 25 January 2024) was an East German physician, civil servant and politician of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).

He served as East Germany's penultimate Health Minister, being appointed on the eve of and serving during the Peaceful Revolution. Thielmann was of Sorbian descent and the only Sorb to ever hold a ministerial position in East Germany and, to date, Germany on a national level. Provided by Wikipedia