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| '''Hans-Joachim "Jochen"'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=Bezirksleitung Leipzig der SED (1952 - 1989) |url=https://www.bundesarchiv.de/sed-fdgb-netzwerk/html/gremien.html?mode=SED&cat=13 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.bundesarchiv.de |series=Archivgut der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands (SED) und des Freien Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes (FDGB) |publisher=] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=König |first=Hartmut |date=2024-07-08 |title=Anwalt der Künstler |url=https://www.unsere-zeit.de/anwalt-der-kuenstler-4794104/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Probe |first=Anja |date=2003-06-13 |title=Von den Genossen abgeschoben |url=https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/36782.von-den-genossen-abgeschoben.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=] |language=de}}</ref> '''Hoffmann''' (10 October 1929 – 19 July 1994) was a German politician and party functionary of the ] (SED). | '''Hans-Joachim "Jochen"'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=Bezirksleitung Leipzig der SED (1952 - 1989) |url=https://www.bundesarchiv.de/sed-fdgb-netzwerk/html/gremien.html?mode=SED&cat=13 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.bundesarchiv.de |series=Archivgut der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands (SED) und des Freien Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes (FDGB) |publisher=] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=König |first=Hartmut |date=2024-07-08 |title=Anwalt der Künstler |url=https://www.unsere-zeit.de/anwalt-der-kuenstler-4794104/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Probe |first=Anja |date=2003-06-13 |title=Von den Genossen abgeschoben |url=https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/36782.von-den-genossen-abgeschoben.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=] |language=de}}</ref> '''Hoffmann''' (10 October 1929 – 19 July 1994) was a German politician and party functionary of the ] (SED). | ||
| Hoffmann rose to become an influential culture policymaker during ] rule over ], briefly serving as head of the ] Culture Department and later |
Hoffmann rose to become an influential culture policymaker during ] rule over ], briefly serving as head of the ] Culture Department and later minister of culture before having to step down during the ]. | ||
| Described as "Artists' ]", Hoffmann was considered a liberal figure. | Described as "Artists' ]", Hoffmann was considered a liberal figure. | ||
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| Hoffmann ] as an ] and worked in the field from 1945 to 1948.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=Hoffmann, Hans-Joachim |url=https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/recherche/kataloge-datenbanken/biographische-datenbanken/hans-joachim-hoffmann |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de |series=Wer war wer in der DDR? |publisher=] |language=de}}</ref> | Hoffmann ] as an ] and worked in the field from 1945 to 1948.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=Hoffmann, Hans-Joachim |url=https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/recherche/kataloge-datenbanken/biographische-datenbanken/hans-joachim-hoffmann |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de |series=Wer war wer in der DDR? |publisher=] |language=de}}</ref> | ||
| In 1945, he joined the ] (KPD) and, following the ] in 1946, became a member of the ] (SED). From 1948 onward, he held various positions in the ] (FDJ) and the SED at district and Bezirk levels, including |
In 1945, he joined the ] (KPD) and, following the ] in 1946, became a member of the ] (SED). From 1948 onward, he held various positions in the ] (FDJ) and the SED at district and Bezirk levels, including first secretary of the ] FDJ, secretary for ] of the ] FDJ and of the Leipzig SED.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
| ===Bezirk Leipzig SED=== | |||
| From 1953 to 1955, he attended the SED's ] in Berlin, graduating with a diploma in ]s (]). Afterward, in 1960, he was made |
From 1953 to 1955, he attended the SED's ] in Berlin, graduating with a diploma in ]s (]). Afterward, in 1960, he was made first secretary of the SED in the mostly rural Bezirk Leipzig ], joining the SED's ].<ref name=":3" /> | ||
| Hoffmann rose to the Bezirk Leipzig SED in 1966, first serving as |
Hoffmann rose to the Bezirk Leipzig SED Secretariat in 1966, first serving as secretary for agitation and propaganda, before being made secretary for science, education and culture in 1969. He was finally promoted to second in command in November 1970, when Second Secretary ] acceded to lead the Bezirk Leipzig SED following ] death.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gvoon.de/art/dokumente/1970/parteiapparat-ddr-1970/pdf/parteiapparat-ddr-1970-seite_25.pdf |title=Parteiapparat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1970 |publisher=Gesamtdeutsche Institut – Bundesanstalt für gesamtdeutsche Aufgaben |year=1971 |location=Bonn |pages=25 |language=de |access-date=2024-12-15}}</ref> | ||
| ===SED Central Committee and Minister of Culture=== | ===SED Central Committee and Minister of Culture=== | ||
| On |
On 2 November 1971,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |editor-last=Gräfe |editor-first=Sylvia |editor2-last=Räuber |editor2-first=Ute |title=Protokoll Nr. 21/71 Sitzung des Politbüros am 2. November 1971 |url=http://www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de/dy30pbpr/index.htm?kid=9e4b88b7-809d-4761-8344-ed931da162b1 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de |series=Protokolle des Politbüros des Zentralkomitees der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands |publisher=] |language=de |publication-place=Berlin}}</ref> the ] appointed Hoffmann head of the Central Committee Culture Department.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |year=2006 |editor-last=Gräfe |editor-first=Sylvia |title=3. Tagung des Zentralkomitees am 19. November 1971 |url=http://www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de/dy30tzk/index.htm?kid=c350d910-8ff2-443b-a6ee-63d3ad6f82a3 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de |series=Tagungen des ZK der SED |publisher=] |language=de |publication-place=Berlin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2009 |editor-last=Gräfe |editor-first=Sylvia |editor2-last=Räuber |editor2-first=Ute |title=Abteilung Kultur im ZK der SED |url=http://www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de/dy30aku/index.htm?kid=681d7973-e7f8-4b57-aea4-2e227dcf4151 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de |series= |publisher=] |language=de |publication-place=Berlin}}</ref> | ||
| When the 6th session of the Central Committee of the SED in May 1972 abandoned the dogmatic cultural postulates of the notorious {{interlanguage link|11th Plenum of 1965|de|11. Plenum des ZK der SED}}, Hoffmann argued for a broad concept of culture and a realistic interpretation of conflict in art.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| ⚫ | Not even two years later, he succeeded ], who was made the GDR's first ] to ],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |year=2014 |editor-last=Marschall-Reiser |editor-first=Johanna |editor2-last=Löffler |editor2-first=Isgard |title=Ministerium für Kultur. - Teil 7: Büros der Minister Hans-Joachim Hoffmann (1973-1989), Dietmar Keller (1989-1990) und Herbert Schirmer (1990) |url=http://www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de/DR1_7/index.htm?kid=e52dc5e8-e042-4668-967f-2a5f96f64d68 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de |publisher=] |language=de |publication-place=Berlin}}</ref> as |
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| ⚫ | Not even two years later, he succeeded ], who was made the GDR's first ] to ],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |year=2014 |editor-last=Marschall-Reiser |editor-first=Johanna |editor2-last=Löffler |editor2-first=Isgard |title=Ministerium für Kultur. - Teil 7: Büros der Minister Hans-Joachim Hoffmann (1973-1989), Dietmar Keller (1989-1990) und Herbert Schirmer (1990) |url=http://www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de/DR1_7/index.htm?kid=e52dc5e8-e042-4668-967f-2a5f96f64d68 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de |publisher=] |language=de |publication-place=Berlin}}</ref> as minister of culture.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Hartmut |date=1992-03-01 |title="Wie in die Fremde" |url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/wie-in-die-fremde-a-ffe790b3-0002-0001-0000-000013681347 |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-06-04 |title=Hans-Joachim Hoffmann: «Das Sicherste ist die Veränderung» |url=https://www.mz.de/kultur/hans-joachim-hoffmann-das-sicherste-ist-die-veranderung-2908530 |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=] |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=135: Ministerium für Kultur |url=https://www.defa-stiftung.de/defa/geschichte/daten-und-fakten/filmwesen-der-ddr/1-institution/100-besatzungbehoerden/130-staat-kultur/135-ministerium-fuer-kultur/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.defa-stiftung.de |publisher=] |language=de-DE}}</ref> | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| He additionally become a full member of the ] in May 1976 (]) and of the ] in ],<ref name=":3" /> nominally representing northeast ].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gvoon.de/art/dokumente/1976/volkskammer-ddr-7-wahlperiode-1976-1981/pdf/volkskammer-ddr-7-wahlperiode-1976-1981-seite_036.pdf |title=Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1976-1981 |publisher=VEB Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik |year=1977 |location=Berlin |pages=779 |language=de |access-date=2024-12-15}}</ref> The following year, Hoffmann joined the Presidium of the ].<ref name=":3" /> | He additionally become a full member of the ] in May 1976 (]) and of the ] in ],<ref name=":3" /> nominally representing northeast ].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gvoon.de/art/dokumente/1976/volkskammer-ddr-7-wahlperiode-1976-1981/pdf/volkskammer-ddr-7-wahlperiode-1976-1981-seite_036.pdf |title=Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1976-1981 |publisher=VEB Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik |year=1977 |location=Berlin |pages=779 |language=de |access-date=2024-12-15}}</ref> The following year, Hoffmann joined the Presidium of the ].<ref name=":3" /> | ||
| As Minister, Hoffmann was considered one of the "liberals" in government. His tenure was marked by the exodus of numerous artists from the GDR, including the ] of ], which he was besmirched by.<ref name=":1" /> His strategy of mediating between artists and a one-dimensional political system led to ongoing conflicts over the virtually nonexistent freedom of expression. Hoffmann enjoyed a good reputation among artists, later being described as "Artists' advocate".<ref name=":1" /> | As Minister, Hoffmann was considered one of the "liberals" in government. His tenure was marked by the exodus of numerous artists from the GDR, including the ] of ], which he was besmirched by.<ref name=":1" /> His strategy of mediating between artists and a one-dimensional political system led to ongoing conflicts over the virtually nonexistent freedom of expression. Hoffmann enjoyed a good reputation among artists, later being described as "Artists' ]".<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| Hoffmann maintained friendly relations with figures such as Austrian politician ] and ], then ]. He was one of Europe's longest-serving Ministers of Culture. | Hoffmann maintained friendly relations with figures such as Austrian politician ] and ], then ]. He was one of Europe's longest-serving Ministers of Culture. | ||
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| ===Peaceful Revolution=== | ===Peaceful Revolution=== | ||
| During the ], Hoffmann publicly supported ] in an September 1988 interview with the ] theater journal '']'', using the title quote, "The safest course is change."<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In the interview, Hoffmann not only expressed sympathy for Gorbachev's political approach, but also refused to call the theatre people who had left the GDR traitors |
During the ], Hoffmann publicly supported ] in an September 1988 interview with the ] theater journal '']'', using the title quote, "The safest course is change."<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In the interview, Hoffmann not only expressed sympathy for Gorbachev's political approach, but also refused to call the theatre people who had left the GDR traitors.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| This interview led to him being summoned by ], the ] responsible for culture and member of the ], who tried to pressure him to resign.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> After the meeting, Hoffmann suffered his first ].<ref name=":2" /> | |||
| ⚫ | During the ], on 7 November 1989, he resigned alongside rest of the government led by ].<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| Hoffmann however refused to be intimidated, despite being in poor health. From that point on, his phone calls were deliberately monitored, yet he demonstratively continued to defend GDR artists. | |||
| Hoffmann also opposed the ban on the Soviet magazine '']'' and a number of Soviet films.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| ⚫ | During the ], on 7 November 1989, he resigned alongside rest of the government led by ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> | ||
| === Death === | === Death === | ||
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| With his self-taught computer skills, he trained former officials in the IT skills they needed for new tasks in the social sector.<ref name=":2" /> | With his self-taught computer skills, he trained former officials in the IT skills they needed for new tasks in the social sector.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
| When the job was eliminated, a feeling of emptiness ate into his psyche. In 1994, Hoffmann died of his second heart attack |
When the job was eliminated, a feeling of emptiness ate into his psyche. In 1994, Hoffmann died of his second heart attack and was buried in the ] Forest Cemetery.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
| In 2023, the ] in ] acquired a collection of letters from Hoffmann's estate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bülow |first=Ulrich von |date=2023-08-13 |title=Literaturarchiv Marbach: Briefe an den DDR-Kulturminister |url=https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/ein-koffer-mit-wuenschen-marbacher-archiv-erforscht-briefe-an-ddr-kulturminister-dlf-kultur-d0747414-100.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=] |publisher=] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=Deutsches Literaturarchiv erwirbt Koffer von DDR-Kulturminister Hans-Joachim Hoffmann |url=https://www.dla-marbach.de/presse/presse-details/news/pm-42-2023/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.dla-marbach.de |publisher=] |language=de}}</ref> | |||
| These letters, dating back to 1983, include responses from notable or prominent GDR residents to Hoffmann's inquiry about their reading habits and preferences. The correspondents also mentioned books they would like to read if they were available in the GDR. Contributors included ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name=":6" /> | |||
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German politician (1929–1994)| Hans-Joachim Hoffmann | |||||||||||||
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 Hoffmann in 1974 | |||||||||||||
| Minister of Culture | |||||||||||||
| In office 17 January 1973 – 18 November 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
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| Preceded by | Klaus Gysi | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Dietmar Keller | ||||||||||||
| Head of the Culture Department of the Central Committee | |||||||||||||
| In office 2 November 1971 – 16 January 1973 | |||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Arno Hochmuth | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Peter Heldt | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Hans-Joachim Hoffmann (1929-10-10)10 October 1929 Bunzlau, Province of Lower Silesia, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (now Bolesławiec, Poland) | ||||||||||||
| Died | 19 July 1994(1994-07-19) (aged 64) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Socialist Unity Party (1946–1989) | ||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Germany (1945–1946) | ||||||||||||
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Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Hoffmann (10 October 1929 – 19 July 1994) was a German politician and party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).
Hoffmann rose to become an influential culture policymaker during Erich Honecker's rule over East Germany, briefly serving as head of the SED Central Committee Culture Department and later minister of culture before having to step down during the Peaceful Revolution.
Described as "Artists' advocate", Hoffmann was considered a liberal figure.
Life and career
Early career
Hoffmann trained as an electrical technician and worked in the field from 1945 to 1948.
In 1945, he joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and, following the forced merger of the SPD and KPD in 1946, became a member of the Socialist Unity Party (SED). From 1948 onward, he held various positions in the Free German Youth (FDJ) and the SED at district and Bezirk levels, including first secretary of the Leipzig FDJ, secretary for agitation and propaganda of the Bezirk Leipzig FDJ and of the Leipzig SED.
Bezirk Leipzig SED
From 1953 to 1955, he attended the SED's "Karl Marx" Party Academy in Berlin, graduating with a diploma in social sciences (Dipl.-Ges.-Wiss.). Afterward, in 1960, he was made first secretary of the SED in the mostly rural Bezirk Leipzig district of Eilenburg, joining the SED's nomenklatura.
Hoffmann rose to the Bezirk Leipzig SED Secretariat in 1966, first serving as secretary for agitation and propaganda, before being made secretary for science, education and culture in 1969. He was finally promoted to second in command in November 1970, when Second Secretary Horst Schumann acceded to lead the Bezirk Leipzig SED following Paul Fröhlich's death.
SED Central Committee and Minister of Culture
On 2 November 1971, the SED Central Committee appointed Hoffmann head of the Central Committee Culture Department.
When the 6th session of the Central Committee of the SED in May 1972 abandoned the dogmatic cultural postulates of the notorious 11th Plenum of 1965 [de], Hoffmann argued for a broad concept of culture and a realistic interpretation of conflict in art.
Not even two years later, he succeeded Klaus Gysi, who was made the GDR's first ambassador to Italy, as minister of culture.
He additionally become a full member of the SED Central Committee in May 1976 (IX. Party Congress) and of the Volkskammer in October the same year, nominally representing northeast Dresden. The following year, Hoffmann joined the Presidium of the Cultural Association of the GDR.
As Minister, Hoffmann was considered one of the "liberals" in government. His tenure was marked by the exodus of numerous artists from the GDR, including the expatriation of Wolf Biermann, which he was besmirched by. His strategy of mediating between artists and a one-dimensional political system led to ongoing conflicts over the virtually nonexistent freedom of expression. Hoffmann enjoyed a good reputation among artists, later being described as "Artists' advocate".
Hoffmann maintained friendly relations with figures such as Austrian politician Fred Sinowatz and Johannes Rau, then Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia. He was one of Europe's longest-serving Ministers of Culture.
In 1974, he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit.
Peaceful Revolution
During the Gorbachev era, Hoffmann publicly supported Perestroika in an September 1988 interview with the West German theater journal Theater heute, using the title quote, "The safest course is change." In the interview, Hoffmann not only expressed sympathy for Gorbachev's political approach, but also refused to call the theatre people who had left the GDR traitors.
This interview led to him being summoned by Kurt Hager, the Central Committee Secretary responsible for culture and member of the Politburo, who tried to pressure him to resign. After the meeting, Hoffmann suffered his first heart attack.
Hoffmann however refused to be intimidated, despite being in poor health. From that point on, his phone calls were deliberately monitored, yet he demonstratively continued to defend GDR artists.
Hoffmann also opposed the ban on the Soviet magazine Sputnik and a number of Soviet films.
During the Peaceful Revolution, on 7 November 1989, he resigned alongside rest of the government led by Willi Stoph.
Death
With his self-taught computer skills, he trained former officials in the IT skills they needed for new tasks in the social sector.
When the job was eliminated, a feeling of emptiness ate into his psyche. In 1994, Hoffmann died of his second heart attack and was buried in the Grünau Forest Cemetery.
In 2023, the German Literature Archive in Marbach acquired a collection of letters from Hoffmann's estate.
These letters, dating back to 1983, include responses from notable or prominent GDR residents to Hoffmann's inquiry about their reading habits and preferences. The correspondents also mentioned books they would like to read if they were available in the GDR. Contributors included Waldemar Cierpinski, Peter Hacks, Sigmund Jähn, Gret Palucca, Werner Tübke, and Christa Wolf.
References
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- ^ König, Hartmut (2024-07-08). "Anwalt der Künstler". Unsere Zeit (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Probe, Anja (2003-06-13). "Von den Genossen abgeschoben". Neues Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "Hoffmann, Hans-Joachim". www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de. Wer war wer in der DDR? (in German). Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship. 2009. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- Parteiapparat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1970 (PDF) (in German). Bonn: Gesamtdeutsche Institut – Bundesanstalt für gesamtdeutsche Aufgaben. 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Gräfe, Sylvia; Räuber, Ute (eds.). "Protokoll Nr. 21/71 Sitzung des Politbüros am 2. November 1971". www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de. Protokolle des Politbüros des Zentralkomitees der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands (in German). Berlin: German Federal Archives. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- Gräfe, Sylvia, ed. (2006). "3. Tagung des Zentralkomitees am 19. November 1971". www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de. Tagungen des ZK der SED (in German). Berlin: German Federal Archives. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- Gräfe, Sylvia; Räuber, Ute, eds. (2009). "Abteilung Kultur im ZK der SED". www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de (in German). Berlin: German Federal Archives. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Marschall-Reiser, Johanna; Löffler, Isgard, eds. (2014). "Ministerium für Kultur. - Teil 7: Büros der Minister Hans-Joachim Hoffmann (1973-1989), Dietmar Keller (1989-1990) und Herbert Schirmer (1990)". www.argus.bstu.bundesarchiv.de (in German). Berlin: German Federal Archives. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- Palmer, Hartmut (1992-03-01). ""Wie in die Fremde"". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- "Hans-Joachim Hoffmann: «Das Sicherste ist die Veränderung»". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2003-06-04. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- "135: Ministerium für Kultur". www.defa-stiftung.de (in German). DEFA-Stiftung. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- Volkskammer der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1976-1981 (PDF) (in German). Berlin: VEB Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. 1977. p. 779. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- Bülow, Ulrich von (2023-08-13). "Literaturarchiv Marbach: Briefe an den DDR-Kulturminister". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Deutschlandradio. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "Deutsches Literaturarchiv erwirbt Koffer von DDR-Kulturminister Hans-Joachim Hoffmann". www.dla-marbach.de (in German). Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
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