2nd Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic

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Third cabinet of Otto Grotewohl
Cabinet Grotewohl III
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2nd government of the German Democratic Republic
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Date formed19 November 1954 (1954-11-19)
Date dissolved7 December 1958 (1958-12-07)
People and organisations
Head of government Otto Grotewohl
No. of ministers15
History
Predecessor Grotewohl II
Successor Grotewohl IV

The following overview lists the ministers and state secretaries of the GDR government at the beginning of the government period.

Contents

Ministries

The government consisted of: [1]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Minister-President 19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
First Deputy Minister-President24 November 19557 December 1958  SED
Deputy Minister-President19 November 195424 November 1955  SED
19 November 19547 December 1958  CDU
19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
19 November 19547 December 1958  LDPD
19 November 19547 December 1958  NDPD
19 November 19547 December 1958  DBD
19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
18 January 195613 February 1958  SED
24 November 195513 February 1958  SED
18 January 19567 December 1958  SED
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry19 November 195419 March 1955  DBD
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry20 March 19557 December 1958  DBD
Ministry of Construction19 November 195415 February 1958  NDPD
Ministry of Finance19 November 195424 November 1955  LDPD
24 November 19557 December 1958  SED
Ministry of Foreign Affairs19 November 19547 December 1958  NDPD
Ministry of Heavy Industry19 November 195424 November 1955  SED
Ministry of the Interior19 November 195412 August 1955  SED
12 August 19557 December 1958  SED
Ministry of Justice19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
Ministry for Labor and Vocational Training19 November 195415 February 1958  SED
Ministry of Light Industry19 November 195415 February 1958  NDPD
Ministry of Mechanical Engineering19 November 195415 April 1955  SED
Minister of Post and Telecommunications 19 November 19547 December 1958  CDU
Ministry of Public Education19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
Minister of State Security 19 November 195431 October 1957  SED
11 December 19577 December 1958  SED
Ministry of Trade and Supply19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
Ministry of Transport19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
Ministry of Health19 November 19547 December 1958  CDU

Ministry-level Committees

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chairman of the State Planning Commission 19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
First Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Commission19 November 19547 December 1958  SED
State Secretary at the Committee for German Unity 19 November 19547 December 1958  SED

References

  1. "Ministries, political parties, etc". rulers.org. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. 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

Government offices
Preceded by Cabinets of the German Democratic Republic
19 November 1954–7 December 1958
Succeeded by