Arthur Pieck

Arthur Pieck (28 December 1899 - 13 January 1970) was a qualified typesetter. He was a committed political activist who became a stage and movie actor and, later, a Communist party official. He topped off his unusually varied career, between 1955 and 1960, as a senior director - ultimately General Director - of Interflug, the East German national airline. After this he served, between 1960 and 1965, as a junior Transport Minister.Arthur Pieck's father, Wilhelm Pieck, served as the President of East Germany between 1949 and 1960.