de Maizière, Lothar

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de Maizière, Lothar (1940– )

German politician, leader 1989–90 of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in East Germany. He became premier after East Germany's first democratic election in April 1990 and negotiated the country's reunion with West Germany. In December 1990 he resigned from Chancellor Kohl's cabinet and as deputy leader of the CDU, following allegations that he had been an informer to the Stasi (East German secret police). In September 1991, he resigned from the legislature, effectively leaving active politics.

Shortly after his resignation, the press published allegations that, for at least a year, the western CDU had been actively working to discredit de Maizière. Known as the ‘CDU affair’, the scandal threatened to embroil Chancellor Kohl.

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