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 formed | 7 October 1949 |
| Date dissolved | 7 November 1950 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Otto Grotewohl |
| No. of ministers | 15 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Allied Control Council |
| Successor | Grotewohl II |
Ministries
editThe government consisted of:[1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| Deputy Minister-President | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| 7 October 1949 | 1 July 1950 | LDPD | |||
| 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | CDU | |||
| Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | DBD | ||
| Ministry of Construction | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | ||
| Ministry of Finance | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | LDPD | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | CDU | ||
| Ministry for Foreign Trade and Material Supply | 7 October 1949 | 11 November 1949 | SED | ||
| Ministry for Inner-German Trade, Foreign Trade and Material Supply | 11 November 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Industry | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| Ministry of the Interior | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Justice | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| Ministry for Post and Telecommunications | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | CDU | ||
| Ministry of Public Education | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| Office for Information at the Prime Minister of the GDR | 12 October 1949 | 8 February 1950 | SED | ||
| Minister of State Security | 8 February 1950 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Trade and Supply | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | LDPD | ||
| Ministry of Transport | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | Independent | ||
| Ministry for Labor and Health | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | CDU | ||
Committees
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the State Planning Commission | 7 October 1949 | 7 November 1950 | SED | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ministries, political parties, etc". rulers.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ Peter Grieder (1999). The East German leadership 1946-73. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719054983. pp. 53-85
- ^ "Reingruber, Hans" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ 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
edit- "Government declaration by Otto Grotewohl (Berlin, 12 October 1949)". 27 February 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Herbert Hömig (1985), "Loch, Hans", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 14, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 742–743; (full text online)
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- "Biographische Datenbanken". election.de (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Gesetz über die Regierung der DDR: Online-Veröffentlichung, retrieved 10 January 2018
- Gesetz über die Bildung eines Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit: http://www.verfassungen.de/de/ddr/mfsbildung50.htm Online-Veröffentlichung, retrieved 10 January 2018.