Fifth cabinet of Otto Grotewohl Cabinet Grotewohl V | |
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 4th government of the German Democratic Republic | |
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| Date formed | 14 November 1963 |
| Date dissolved | 21 September 1964 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Otto Grotewohl |
| No. of ministers | 22 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Grotewohl IV |
| Successor | Stoph I |
The following overview lists the ministers and state secretaries of the 4th Council of Ministers of the GDR from 14 November 1963, to 14 July 1967.
The government consisted of: [1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| First Deputy Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 14 November 1963 | 24 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Deputy Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | |||
| 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | LDPD | |||
| 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | CDU | |||
| 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | |||
| 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | DBD | |||
| 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | |||
| Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | DBD | ||
| Ministry of Construction | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Finance | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | ||
| Ministry of the Interior | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Justice | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Ministry for Post and Telecommunications | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | CDU | ||
| Ministry of Public Education | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Minister of State Security | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Minister for Foreign Trade | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Transport | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Health | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | CDU | ||
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Chairman of the State Planning Commission | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Chairman of the Economic Council | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
| Chairman of the Agricultural Council | 14 November 1963 | 21 September 1964 | SED | ||
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