The East Berlin District Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, was the position of highest authority in the district of East Berlin, having more power than the Mayor of East Berlin. The position was created on April 21, 1946 and abolished in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.
| Name | Term of Office | Life years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| Hermann Matern | 21 April 1946 | 18 October 1948 | 1893–1971 | |
| Hans Jendretzky | 18 October 1948 | August 1953 | 1897–1992 | |
| Alfred Neumann | August 1953 | February 1957 | 1909–2001 | |
| Hans Kiefert | February 1957 | February 1959 | 1905–1966 | |
| Paul Verner | February 1959 | May 1971 | 1911–1986 | |
| Konrad Naumann | May 1971 | 22 November 1985 | 1929–1992 | |
| Günter Schabowski | 22 November 1985 | 14 November 1989 | 1929–2015 | |
| Heinz Albrecht | 14 November 1989 | 11 February 1990 | 1935– | |