page_title: Hans Rietz
hierarchical_section_title: Hans Rietz
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Zentralbild-Junge 27.5.1961 Hans Rietz, Mitglied des Staatsrates der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik.
context_page_description: Hans Rietz was an East German politician who became a top official in the country's Democratic Farmers' Party, which was one of five so-called bloc parties controlled by the ruling Socialist Unity Party. For many years Rietz served as a member of the National parliament and he was also a long-standing deputy chairman of the State Council.
context_section_description: Hans Rietz (26 April 1914 – 25 May 1996) was an East German politician who became a top official in the country's Democratic Farmers' Party (" Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands" / DBD), which was one of five so-called bloc parties controlled by the ruling Socialist Unity Party ("Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands" / SED).   For many years Rietz served as a member of the National parliament ("Volkskammer") and he was also a long-standing deputy chairman of the State Council.
caption: Hans Rietz Peter Heinz Junge, 1961
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