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The Council of Ministers (German: ''Ministerrat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik'') was the
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and executive branch of the
German Democratic Republic German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
from November 1950 until the country was reunified on 3 October 1990.Starcevi, Nesha (8 November 1989
East German Government Resigns, Pro-Reform Marches Continue
in AP News. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
Originally formed as a body of 18 members, by 1989 the council consisted of 44 members. Under the Constitution of East Germany, the Council of Ministers was formally defined as the government of East Germany. The same Constitution, however, officially confirmed the leading role of the Socialist Unity Party (SED). Hence, for most of the GDR's existence, the Council of Ministers was not the highest authority in the country, but was charged with implementing the SED's policies into practical administration. In particular, ministers were subordinate to the secretary of the
Central Committee Central committee is the common designation of a standing administrative body of Communist party, communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states. In such party org ...
responsible for their portfolio, and, at least unofficially, to the General Secretary.


Structure

The Council was led by a chairman ''(Vorsitzender)'', who was usually called "
prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
" in non-German sources. There were two first deputy chairmen and nine other deputy chairmen. Together with some key ministers they formed the presidency ''(Präsidium)'' of the Council. The ''Präsidium'' prepared all decisions in consultation with the responsible departments of the Central Committee ''(Zentralkomitee)'' of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and especially the ''
Politbüro A politburo () or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties. It is present in most former and existing communist states. Names The term "politburo" in English comes from the Russian ''Politbyuro'' (), itself a contraction ...
'' of the SED Central Committee. The ''Präsidium'' managed the day-to-day affairs of the Council between its weekly meetings, which took place regularly on Wednesdays to execute the resolutions of the Politbüro’s weekly meetings (on Tuesdays). The secretaries and department managers in the Central Committee were authorized to give instructions to the ministers as necessary. Officially, the prime minister held the highest state post in the GDR. Despite this, no SED first secretary/general secretary ever simultaneously served as prime minister. Until the '' Wende'' in the fall of 1989, the two first deputy chairmen were Werner Krolikowski and Alfred Neumann, who were both members of the SED ''Politbüro''. Other deputy chairmen included the leaders of the four allied parties (Blockparteien). Additional members included the chairman of the State Planning Commission, the president of the ''Staatsbank der DDR'' (State Bank of the GDR) and some state secretaries, who were usually office directors at the Council. All members of the Council were selected by the GDR '' Volkskammer'' (parliament) for a term of five years. Within the centralized state structure of the GDR, the city, county and district administrations were subordinated to the Council. Willi Stoph and his entire cabinet resigned on 7 November 1989. Stoph was succeeded by
Hans Modrow Hans Modrow (; born 27 January 1928) is a German politician best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. Taking office in the middle of the Peaceful Revolution, he was the ''de facto'' leader of the country for much of the winter ...
. The SED gave up its monopoly of power on 1 December. Modrow continued in office, leading a cabinet with both SED and non-communist members. For much of the winter of 1989 and 1990, he was the ''de facto'' leader of East Germany. Modrow was succeeded by Lothar de Maizière after what turned out to be the only free election ever held in East Germany, in March 1990. The de Maizière cabinet presided over the transition period to the reunification of the two Germanies in October 1990. The former Prussian state parliament ''(Preußischer Landtag)'' served as the seat of the Council from 1950 to 1953. From 1961 to 1990 the Council's offices were located in the former Old City Hall of Berlin at No. 47 ''Klosterstraße''. The Law Gazette of the GDR ''(Gesetzblatt der DDR)'' was also published by the Council. In addition, the Council’s Press Office made official government announcements and was responsible for the accreditation of foreign journalists in the GDR. The individual ministries had their own headquarters buildings in East Berlin, although the former Reich Air Ministry building on ''Leipziger Straße'' housed the industrially-oriented ministries.


Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

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Ministries

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*: Willi Stoph, Heinz Hoffmann, Heinz Kessler, Theodor Hoffmann, Rainer Eppelmann (1990) *
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Georg Dertinger Georg Dertinger (25 December 1902 – 21 January 1968) was a German politician. He was born in Berlin into a middle-class Protestant family. Dertinger briefly studied law and economics. After his study he became a journalist and later editor for ...
(1949–1953),
Lothar Bolz Lothar Bolz (3 September 190328 December 1986) was an East German politician. From 1953 to 1965 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Germany (GDR). Biography Lothar Bolz was born in Gleiwitz in Upper Silesia, now Poland, on 3 Septemb ...
(1953–1965),
Otto Winzer Otto Winzer (3 April 1902 – 3 March 1975) was an East German diplomat who served as East Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1965 to 1975. Biography Winzer was born in Berlin in 1902. He was a son of worker. Otto Winzer learned the types ...
(1965–1975), Oskar Fischer (1975–1990), Markus Meckel (1990), Lothar de Maizière, (1990) * Ministry of State Security (Stasi)**:
Wilhelm Zaisser Wilhelm Zaisser (20 June 1893 – 3 March 1958) was a German communist politician and statesman who served as the founder and first Minister for State Security of the German Democratic Republic (1950–1953). Early life Born in Gelsenkirche ...
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Ernst Wollweber Ernst Friedrich Wollweber (29 October 1898 – 3 May 1967) was a German politician who was State Secretary of State Security from 1953 to 1955 and Minister of State Security of East Germany from 1955 to 1957. Biography Born in Hann. Mün ...
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Erich Mielke Erich Fritz Emil Mielke (; 28 December 1907 – 21 May 2000) was a German communist official who served as head of the East German Ministry for State Security (''Ministerium für Staatsicherheit'' – MfS), better known as the Stasi, from 1957 u ...
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Wolfgang Schwanitz Wolfgang Schwanitz (26 June 1930 – 1 February 2022) was a German intelligence official, who was the last head of the Stasi, the East German secret police. It was officially renamed the "Office for National Security" on 17 November 1989. Un ...
*Ministry of the Interior:
Karl Steinhoff Karl Steinhoff (November 24, 1892 – July 19, 1981) was a Minister-president (''Ministerpräsident'') of the German state (''Land'') of Brandenburg, then part of East Germany, and later served as East Germany's Minister of the Interior. Biog ...
, Karl Maron,
Friedrich Dickel Friedrich Dickel (9 December 1913 – 23 October 1993) was a German politician, who served as the interior minister of East Germany for nearly twenty-six years. Early life Dickel was born on 9 December 1913 in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel in the Pru ...
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Lothar Ahrendt Lothar Ahrendt (born 13 March 1936) is one of the former interior ministers of German Democratic Republic, the German Democratic Republic. Biography Ahrendt was born on 13 March 1936 in Erfurt. He was trained as a car mechanic. Ahrendt was a me ...
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Peter-Michael Diestel Peter-Michael Diestel (born 14 February 1952 in Prora) is a German lawyer and former politician (independent, formerly DSU, CDU). He was the last Interior Minister of East Germany, under Prime Minister Lothar de Maizière (1990). As such, he re ...
(1990) * Ministry of Finance: Hans Loch,
Willy Rumpf Willy Rumpf (4 April 1903 – 8 February 1982) was a German communist politician and Finance Minister in the German Democratic Republic. Rumpf was born in Berlin. During 1917–1920, he was educated as an insurance assessor, and worked until 19 ...
, Siegfried Böhm (1966–80),
Werner Schmieder Werner Schmieder (born 11 November 1926) is a former politician who served as the minister of finance in East Germany in the period 1980–1981. Biography Schmieder was born in Possendorf, today Bannewitz, on 11 November 1926. He received a degr ...
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Ernst Höfner Ernst Höfner (1 October 1929 – 24 November 2009) was Finance Minister of the East Germany, German Democratic Republic. Born in Berlin, Höfner graduated with a degree in business. In the 1960s, he was a secretary in the finance ministry. From 1 ...
(1981–90),
Uta Nickel Uta Nickel (born 19 July 1941) is a German economist and one of the former finance ministers of East Germany. Early life and education Nickel was born in Leipzig on 19 July 1941. She studied economics. Career Nickel joined the ruling party of E ...
(1989/90),
Walter Romberg Walter Romberg (27 December 1928 – 23 May 2014) was a German politician and finance minister of East Germany. Early life and education Romberg was born in Schwerin on 27 December 1928. From 1947 he studied physics and mathematics. He held a Dr ...
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Werner Skowron Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
(1990) *Ministry of Transport:
Hans Reingruber Hans Reingruber (1888–1964) was a German academic and the first minister of transport or traffic of East Germany. Early life and education Reingruber was born in Elberfeld (today Wuppertal) on 30 April 1888. In April 1908 he enrolled at Tech ...
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Erwin Kramer Erwin Kramer (22 August 1902 – 10 November 1979) was an East German politician who served as both Minister of Transportation and General Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Kramer was born in Schneidemühl ( Province of Posen) (today PiÅ ...
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Otto Arndt Otto Arndt (19 July 1920 – 3 February 1992) was an East German politician who served as minister of transport and General Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1970 until 1989. Biography The son of a locomotive driver, Arndt was born in ...
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Heinrich Scholz Heinrich Scholz (; 17 December 1884 – 30 December 1956) was a German logician, philosopher, and Protestant theologian. He was a peer of Alan Turing who mentioned Scholz when writing with regard to the reception of "On Computable Numbers, wit ...
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Herbert Keddi Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...
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Horst Gibtner Horst may refer to: Science * Horst (geology), a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben People * Horst (given name) * Horst (surname) * ter Horst, Dutch surname * van der Horst, Dutch surname Places Settlements Germany * Horst, ...
(1990) *Ministry for Posts and Telecommunications:
Friedrich Burmeister Friedrich Burmeister (1890–1969) was a German geophysicist. He was director of the Munich University’s Geomagnetic Observatory. Burmeister studied mathematics and physics at the University of Munich under Hugo von Seeliger and Arnold So ...
, Rudolph Schulze (CDU),
Klaus Wolf Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseb ...
(CDU),
Emil Schnell Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...
(1990) *Ministry of Culture:
Johannes R. Becher Johannes Robert Becher (, 22 May 1891 – 11 October 1958) was a German politician, novelist, and poet. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) before World War II. At one time, he was part of the literary avant-garde, writin ...
, Alexander Abusch,
Hans Bentzien Hans Bentzien (1927–2015) was a German writer and politician who served as the culture minister of East Germany from 1961 to 1966. Being a member of the ruling party Socialist Unity Party (SED), he held several political and public posts in Ea ...
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Klaus Gysi Klaus Gysi (3 March 1912 – 6 March 1999) was a journalist and publisher and a member of the French Resistance against the Nazis. After World War II, he became a politician in the German Democratic Republic, serving in the government as Minister o ...
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Hans Joachim Hoffmann Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...
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Dietmar Keller Dietmar Keller (born 17 March 1942) was an East German politician (SED/PDS) who served as in the Modrow government. After reunification he sat as a member of the German parliament (''"Bundestag"'') between 1990 and 1994. Life Dietmar Keller ...
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Herbert Schirmer Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...
(1990) *Ministry of National Education***: Elisabeth Zaisser, Fritz Lange,
Alfred Lemmnitz Alfred Lemmnitz (27 June 1905 – 23 September 1994) was an East German politician. He served as Minister for National Education from 1958 to 1963. Lemmnitz was born in Taucha, Saxony and completed training as a typesetter and studies in econ ...
, Margot Honecker (1963–1989,
Helga Labs Helga Labs (born 22 May 1940) is an East German politician who served as the minister of public education of East Germany. Being a member of the ruling party Socialist Unity Party (SED), she held several political and public posts in East German ...
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Hans Heinz Emons Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...
) * Ministry of Higher and Technical Education:
Ernst Joachim Gießmann Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) ...
, Hans Joachim Böhme *Ministry of Science and Technology:
Herbert Weiz Herbert Weiz (born 27 June 1924) is a German politician who held several posts in East Germany. Being a member of the ruling party Socialist Unity Party (SED), he served as minister of science and technology and deputy chairman of the Council of ...
(1974–89), at the same time 1967-89 one of the Deputy Chairmen of the MR;
Peter Klaus Budig Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...
(LDPD) *Ministry of Health:
Luitpold Steidle Luitpold Steidle (12 March 1898, in Ulm – 27 July 1984, in Weimar) was a German army officer and an East German politician. During his political career he belonged to the CDU. He was described by Der Spiegel in 1947 as a "refreshingly open-m ...
(1949–58),
Max Sefrin Max Sefrin (21 November 1913 – 10 August 2000) was an East German politician who served as the minister of health and deputy premier. He was also one of the leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in East Germany. Early life and educa ...
(1958–71),
Ludwig Mecklinger Ludwig Mecklinger (1919–1994) was a German politician who was one of the health ministers of East Germany and a member of the ruling party Socialist Unity Party (SED). He had degrees both in medicine and law. Early life and education Meckling ...
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Klaus Thielmann Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseb ...
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Jürgen Kleditzsch Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is cognate with George (given name), George. Notable people named Jürgen include: A *Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930), German organ builder *Jà ...
(1990) *Ministry of Environmental Protection and Water Management:
Werner Titel Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
(1971), Hans Reichelt (DBD), Karl H. Steinberg (1990) *
Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry. Lists of current ministries of justice Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia) * Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Just ...
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Max Fechner Max Fechner (27 July 1892 – 13 September 1973) was a German politician who served as Minister of Justice of East Germany from 1949 to 1953 Life and career Fechner was born in Berlin and was a trained tool maker. He joined the SPD in 1910, was ...
, Hilde Benjamin,
Kurt Wünsche Kurt Wünsche (14 December 1929 – 14 June 2023) was a German politician who was twice Minister of Justice of the German Democratic Republic. Biography Wünsche grew up and received his schooling in Dresden. In 1946, he became a member of the ...
(also 1990), Hans Joachim Heusinger (of both latter members of the LDPD) *Minister and Chairman of the Workers' and Farmers' Inspection ''(Arbeiter- und Bauerninspektion)'': Heinz Matthes *Chairman of the State Planning Commission:
Heinrich Rau Heinrich Gottlob "Heiner" Rau (2 April 1899 – 23 March 1961) was a German communist politician during the time of the Weimar Republic; subsequently, during the Spanish Civil War, he was a leading member of the International Brigades and afte ...
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Bruno Leuschner Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
, Karl Mewis,
Erich Apel Erich Apel (3 October 1917 – 3 December 1965) worked during World War Two as a rocket engineer at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Nazi Germany. After his return from the Soviet Union, where he had forcibly worked for rocketry developmen ...
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Gerhard Schürer Gerhard Schürer (14 April 1921 – 22 December 2010) was a leading politician in East Germany. Between 1963 and 1989 he was a member of the powerful Central Committee of the country's ruling SED (party). He also served, between 1965 and 1989 ...
*Director of the Press Office:
Kurt Blecha Kurt Blecha (February 25, 1923 – March 1, 2013) was a German politician. He was a Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) official and head of the press office, and the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the GDR. Blecha was born in Ústí ...
, Wolfgang Meyer Ministries of the industries (1961-1965 in the course
New Economic System The New Economic System (german: Neues Ökonomisches System), officially the New Economic System of Planning and Management, was an economic policy that was implemented by the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) of the German Democratic Republic ...
were summarized the Ministries in national economy advice under his chairman Alfred Neumann): *Ministry of Ore mining industry, metallurgy and potash: Kurt Fichtner,
Kurt Singhuber Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad (name), Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt (surn ...
(1967–89) *Ministry of Electro-technology and electronics: Otfried Steger,
Felix Meier Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...
*Ministry of Coal and energy: Wolfgang Mitzinger *Ministry of Chemical industry:
Siegbert Löschau Siegbert is the given name of: *Siegbert Horn (born 1950), former East German slalom canoer * Siegbert Hummel (1908−2001), Tibetologist and cultural historian *Siegbert Salomon Prawer (born 1925), professor of German language and literature *Sieg ...
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Günther Wyschofsky Günther Wyschofsky (born 8 May 1929 in Bischofswerda) is a former politician and official in the German Democratic Republic. He became a member of the powerful Central Committee of the country's ruling Socialist Unity Party in 1964. For mo ...
*Structure building industry:
Lothar Bolz Lothar Bolz (3 September 190328 December 1986) was an East German politician. From 1953 to 1965 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Germany (GDR). Biography Lothar Bolz was born in Gleiwitz in Upper Silesia, now Poland, on 3 Septemb ...
(1949–53), Heinz Winkler (1953–58),
Ernst Scholz Ernst Scholz (3 May 1874 – 26 June 1932) was a lawyer as well a politician in the Weimar Republic. He was chairman of the German People's Party (DVP) proceeding the death of Gustav Stresemann and a member of the Reichstag from 1921 to 1930. Earl ...
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Wolfgang Junker Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regula ...
(1963–89); Gerhard Baumgärtel,
Axel Viehweger Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque ...
(1990) *Ministry of Basic industry *Ministry of Glass and ceramic(s) industry:
Werner Greiner Petter Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
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Karl Grünheid Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
(1983–89) *Ministry of Stock management: Alfred Neumann (1965–68),
Manfred Flegel ''Manfred: A dramatic poem'' is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of a Gothic fiction. Byr ...
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Wolfgang Rauchfuß Wolfgang Rauchfuß (27 November 1931 in :de:Chemnitz-Grüna, Grüna – 15 August 2005 in Berlin) was a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany#Politburo of the Central Committee, Politburo of East Germany's ruling Socialist Unity Party of ...
*Ministry of Tool and building of processing machines:
Rudi Georgi Dr. Rudi Georgi (25 December 1927 in Bockau – 18 March 2020) was a German politician and public official in the German Democratic Republic. Between 1973 and 1989 he served as a junior member of the country's Council of Ministers of the GDR, C ...
(1973–89) *Ministry of General construction of vehicles, machine and agricultural machinery (since 1990: Mechanical engineering):
Günther Kleiber Günther Kleiber (16 September 1931, Eula – 29 March 2013, Berlin) was a former communist politician of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). He was a member of the politburo of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) from 1984 to 1989, an ...
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Gerhard Tautenhahn Gerhard is Gerard, a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (19 ...
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Karl Grünheid Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
*Ministry of Heavy machine and equipment construction (since 1990: Heavy industry):
Fritz Selbmann Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Selbmann (29 September 1899 – 26 January 1975) was a German Communist politician and writer who served as a member of the national parliament (Reichstag) during 1932/33. He spent the twelve Nazi years first in pris ...
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Rolf Kersten Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic languages, Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' (Rudolph (name), Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The O ...
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Hans Joachim Lauck Hans-Joachim Lauck (born Freyburg, Germany, Freyburg (Unstrut) 27 September 1937) was a Minister for Heavy Plant and Machinery Construction in the German Democratic Republic. Life Lauck was born into a working-class family a small town in a :de:R ...
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Kurt Singhuber Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad (name), Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt (surn ...
*Ministry of Land, forest and food processing industry: Ernst Goldenbaum,
Paul Scholz Paul Scholz (2 October 1902 – 23 June 1995) was a German journalist and politician. He held various cabinet posts in East Germany. Early life and education Scholz was born in Brunów, Lwówek Śląski County, Braunau on 2 October 1902, and his ...
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Georg Ewald Georg Ewald (30 October 1926 – 14 September 1973) was a German politician and high-ranking party functionary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Socialist Unity Party (SED). In the East Germany, German Democratic Republic, he briefly serv ...
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Heinz Kuhrig The H. J. Heinz Company is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continen ...
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Bruno Lietz Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
; Hans Watzek,
Peter Pollack Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...
(1990) *Ministry of Light Industry: Karl Bettin,
Werner Buschmann Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
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Gunter Halm Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of rig used in sailing, especially in small boats * Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States People Surname * Chris Gunter ( ...
(NDPD) *Ministry of District-led and foodstuffs industry: Erhard Krack,
Udo Dieter Wange Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People Medieval era *Udo of Neustria, 9th century nobleman * Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028) * Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078) *Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – ...
*Ministry of Trade and supply:
Curt Heinz Merkel Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...
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Karl Hamann Karl Otto Hamann (4 March 1903 in Hildesheim – 16 June 1973 in Munich) was a German politician. Between 1948 and 1952 he was chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of (East) Germany (LDPD) and also the German Democratic Republic's Minis ...
, Gerhard Lucht, Günter Sieber (1965–72),
Manfred Flegel ''Manfred: A dramatic poem'' is a closet drama written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of a Gothic fiction. Byr ...
* Foreign trade:
Georg Ulrich Handke Georg Ulrich Handke (born Hanau 22 April 1894: died Berlin 7 September 1962) was a German politician ( Communist party of Germany/Socialist Unity Party of Germany). In 1958 he became one of the 111 members of the Party Central Committee in the ...
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Heinrich Rau Heinrich Gottlob "Heiner" Rau (2 April 1899 – 23 March 1961) was a German communist politician during the time of the Weimar Republic; subsequently, during the Spanish Civil War, he was a leading member of the International Brigades and afte ...
(1955–61),
Julius Balkow The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the ...
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Horst Sölle Horst may refer to: Science * Horst (geology), a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben People * Horst (given name) * Horst (surname) * ter Horst, Dutch surname * van der Horst, Dutch surname Places Settlements Germany * Horst, ...
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Gerhard Beil Gerhard Beil (28 May 1926, Leipzig – 19 August 2010, Berlin) was a politician for the SED and the Minister for Foreign Trade of the GDR. Life After completing primary school, Beil trained as a commercial clerk. From 1943 to 1945 he was with ...
1989 and/or 1990 again imported: *Ministry of Economics (new since 1989):
Christa Luft Christa Luft ( Hecht; 22 February 1938) is a German economist and politician of the SED/PDS. Luft joined the SED in 1958. From 18 November 1989 to 18 March 1990 she was economy minister in the Modrow government. From 1994 to 2002 she was membe ...
(1989/90),
Gerhard Pohl Gerhard Pohl (16 August 1937 – 30 May 2012) was a German politician and a member of the East German CDU. He served as Minister of Economics from April to August 1990, in the cabinet of Lothar de Maizière. Career Education Pohl held a dipl ...
(1990) *Ministry of Tourism (new since 1989):
Bruno Benthien Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
(LDPD) *Ministry of Work and Wages (new since 1989)/work and social (since 1990):
Hannelore Mensch Hannelore Mensch (born Hannelore Bosch; 16 June 1937 in Neu Zachun) is a former East German politician. She served as the German Democratic Republic's Minister for Work and Wages in 1989/90. Life Hannelore Bosch was born in the north of what w ...
,
Jürgen Kleditzsch Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is cognate with George (given name), George. Notable people named Jürgen include: A *Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930), German organ builder *Jà ...
* Family and women (new 1990):
Christa Schmidt Christa Schmidt (born Christa Weigel: 3 April 1941) is a retired Germany, German politician (Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU) who served as a minister in the de Maizière cabinet, last government of East Germany. She built an earlier ...
(CDU) * ''Renamed in 1990 as the Ministry for Disarmament and Defense.'' ** ''Renamed on 17 November 1989 as the Office for National Security (Amt für Nationale Sicherheit - AfNS); abolished on 13 January 1990.'' *** ''Renamed in 1989 as the Ministry for Education and Youth.''


See also

* State Council of the German Democratic Republic


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Government Of East Germany 1950 establishments in East Germany 1990 disestablishments in East Germany