Fourth cabinet of Otto Grotewohl Cabinet Grotewohl IV | |
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 3rd government of the German Democratic Republic | |
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| Date formed | 8 December 1958 |
| Date dissolved | 7 October 1963 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Otto Grotewohl |
| No. of ministers | 22 |
| 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.
The government consisted of: [1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| First Deputy Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Deputy Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | |||
| 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | LDPD | |||
| 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | CDU | |||
| 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | |||
| 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | DBD | |||
| 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | |||
| Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | DBD | ||
| Ministry of Construction | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Finance | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | ||
| Ministry of the Interior | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Justice | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Ministry for Post and Telecommunications | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | CDU | ||
| Ministry of Public Education | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Minister of State Security | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Minister for Foreign Trade and Internal German Trade | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Transport | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Health | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | CDU | ||
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Chairman of the State Planning Commission | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| First Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Commission | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
| Chairman of the Central Committee for State Control | 8 December 1958 | 7 October 1963 | SED | ||
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