Harry Tisch

Harry Tisch (March 28, 1927, Heinrichswalde – June 18, 1995) was an East German politician and trade unionist who served as Chairman of the Free German Trade Union Federation between 1975 and 1989. He was also a member of the State Council from 1976 until he was forced to resign in November 1989.

He was a recipient of the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold in 1969 and the Order of Karl Marx in 1977.

After German reunification Tisch was not tried in court due to his declining health. He died of heart failure in 1995. Harry Tisch was a fan of the German football club FC Hansa Rostock.