3rd Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic

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Fourth cabinet of Otto Grotewohl
Cabinet Grotewohl IV
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3rd government of the German Democratic Republic
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Date formed8 December 1958 (1958-12-08)
Date dissolved7 October 1963 (1963-10-07)
People and organisations
Head of government Otto Grotewohl
No. of ministers22
History
Predecessor Grotewohl III
Successor Grotewohl V

The following overview lists the ministers and state secretaries of the 3rd Council of Ministers of the GDR from December 8, 1958, to October 7, 1963.

Contents

Ministries

The government consisted of: [1]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chairman 8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
First Deputy Chairman8 December 195812 September 1960  SED
Deputy Chairman8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
8 December 19587 October 1963  LDPD
8 December 19587 October 1963  CDU
8 December 19587 October 1963  NDPD
8 December 19587 October 1963  DBD
8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry8 December 19587 February 1963
replaced by Agricultural Council
  DBD
Ministry of Construction8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Ministry of Finance8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Ministry of Foreign Affairs8 December 19587 October 1963  NDPD
Ministry of the Interior8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Ministry of Justice8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Minister of Post and Telecommunications 8 December 19587 October 1963  CDU
Ministry of Public Education8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Minister of State Security 8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Minister for Foreign Trade and Internal German Trade8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Ministry of Transport8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
Ministry of Health8 December 19587 October 1963  CDU

Ministry-level Committees

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chairman of the State Planning Commission 8 December 19587 October 1963  SED
6 July 196112 January 1963  SED
12 January 19637 October 1963  SED
First Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Commission8 December 19586 July 1961  SED
Rudolf Müller
6 July 19617 October 1963  SED
March 19637 October 1963  SED
Chairman of the Agricultural Council 7 February 19639 February 1963  SED
9 February 19637 October 1963  SED
Chairman of the Central Committee for State Control
Ernst Wabra
(acting)
8 December 1958November 1961  SED
November 1961 14 May 1963
replaced by Workers' and Peasants' Inspection
  SED
Minister and Chairman of the Workers' and Peasants' Inspection 14 May 1963 7 October 1963  SED

References

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

Sources

Government offices
Preceded by Cabinets of the German Democratic Republic
8 December 1958-7 October 1963
Succeeded by