Provisional Government of the German Democratic Republic

The First cabinet of Otto Grotewohl, also known as the Provisional Government of the GDR was formed by a law on the government of the GDR (passed by the Provisional People's Chamber) on October 7, 1949. According to the law, members of the government were: the prime minister, his 3 deputies and his 14 ministers. The number of ministers would increase to 15 after the State Security Department was elevated to a ministry by the Law on the Formation of a Ministry for State Security of February 8, 1950). It existed until November 7, 1950, after which the Council of Ministers became the government of the GDR as the Second cabinet of Otto Grotewohl.

First cabinet of Otto Grotewohl
Cabinet Grotewohl I

Provisional government of the German Democratic Republic
Date formed7 October 1949 (1949-10-07)
Date dissolved7 November 1950 (1950-11-07)
People and organisations
Head of governmentOtto Grotewohl
No. of ministers15
History
PredecessorAllied Control Council
SuccessorGrotewohl II

Ministries

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The government consisted of:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister-President7 October 19497 November 1950 SED
Deputy Minister-President7 October 19497 November 1950 SED
7 October 19491 July 1950 LDPD
7 October 19497 November 1950 CDU
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry7 October 19497 November 1950 DBD
Ministry of Construction7 October 19497 November 1950 National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR)
Ministry of Finance7 October 19497 November 1950 LDPD
Ministry of Foreign Affairs7 October 19497 November 1950 CDU
Ministry for Foreign Trade and Material Supply7 October 194911 November 1949 SED
Ministry for Inner-German Trade, Foreign Trade and Material Supply11 November 19497 November 1950 SED
Ministry of Industry7 October 19497 November 1950 SED
Ministry of the Interior7 October 19497 November 1950 SED
Ministry of Justice7 October 19497 November 1950 SED
Ministry for Post and Telecommunications7 October 19497 November 1950 CDU
Ministry of Public Education7 October 19497 November 1950 SED
Office for Information at the Prime Minister of the GDR12 October 19498 February 1950 SED
Minister of State Security8 February 19507 November 1950 SED
Ministry of Trade and Supply7 October 19497 November 1950 LDPD
Ministry of Transport7 October 19497 November 1950 Independent
Ministry for Labor and Health7 October 19497 November 1950 CDU

Committees

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chairman of the State Planning Commission7 October 19497 November 1950 SED

References

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  1. ^ "Ministries, political parties, etc". rulers.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ Peter Grieder (1999). The East German leadership 1946-73. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719054983. pp. 53-85
  3. ^ "Reingruber, Hans" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Steidle, Luitpold * 12.3.1898, † 27.7.1984 CDU-Funktionär, Minister für Gesundheitswesen, Oberbürgermeister von Weimar". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

Sources

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Government offices
Preceded by
Office established
Cabinets of the German Democratic Republic
12 October 1949–15 October 1950
Succeeded by