Josef Duchač

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Josef Duchač
Duchač on a campaign poster for the 1990 Thuringian state election
Minister-President of Thuringia
In office 8 November 1990 – 11 February 1992
Deputy	Ulrich Fickel
Preceded by	himself (as Landesbevollmächtigter)
Succeeded by	Bernhard Vogel
Landesbevollmächtigter of Thuringia
In office 3 October 1990 – 8 November 1990
Appointed by	Lothar de Maizière
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	himself (as Minister-President)
Regierungsbevollmächtigter of Erfurt
In office 11 June 1990 – 3 October 1990
Appointed by	Lothar de Maizière
Preceded by	Arthur Swatek (as Chairman of the District Council)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia for Gotha II
In office 25 October 1990 – 30 November 1992
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Hans-Jörg Dannenberg
Personal details
Born	(1938-02-19)19 February 1938 Jablonecké Paseky, Czechoslovakia
Died	23 October 2026(2026-10-23) (aged 88)
Party	Christian Democratic Union (1990–)
Other political affiliations	Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) (1957–1990)
Education	Ingenieurschule für Gummi- und Plasttechnologie TU Dresden Technical University Leuna-Merseburg (Dipl.-Ing. oec.)
Occupation	Politician Chemical Engineer Engineering Manager

Josef Duchač (19 February 1938 – 23 October 2026) was a German politician from the CDU.

Life and career

Duchač was born on 19 February 1938 in Jablonecké Paseky, Czechoslovakia (now part of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic). He studied chemical engineer became a member of the East German Christian Democratic Union in 1957. After the party merged with the West German CDU following the German reunification, he was elected Thuringia's first post-reunification minister-president on 14 October 1990.

On 23 January 1992, he announced his resignation because of alleged Stasi contacts and was succeeded by Bernhard Vogel on 5 February 1992.

Duchač died on 23 October 2026, at the age of 88.

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