Third cabinet of Otto Grotewohl Cabinet Grotewohl III | |
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 2nd government of the German Democratic Republic | |
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| Date formed | 19 November 1954 |
| Date dissolved | 7 December 1958 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Otto Grotewohl |
| No. of ministers | 15 |
| 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.
The government consisted of: [1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| First Deputy Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 24 November 1955 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| Deputy Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic | 19 November 1954 | 24 November 1955 | SED | ||
| 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | CDU | |||
| 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | |||
| 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | LDPD | |||
| 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | |||
| 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | DBD | |||
| 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | |||
| 18 January 1956 | 13 February 1958 | SED | |||
| 24 November 1955 | 13 February 1958 | SED | |||
| 18 January 1956 | 7 December 1958 | SED | |||
| Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | 19 November 1954 | 19 March 1955 | DBD | ||
| Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | 20 March 1955 | 7 December 1958 | DBD | ||
| Ministry of Construction | 19 November 1954 | 15 February 1958 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | ||
| Ministry of Finance | 19 November 1954 | 24 November 1955 | LDPD | ||
| 24 November 1955 | 7 December 1958 | SED | |||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | ||
| Ministry of Heavy Industry | 19 November 1954 | 24 November 1955 | SED | ||
| Ministry of the Interior | 19 November 1954 | 12 August 1955 | SED | ||
| 12 August 1955 | 7 December 1958 | SED | |||
| Ministry of Justice | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| Ministry for Labor and Vocational Training | 19 November 1954 | 15 February 1958 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Light Industry | 19 November 1954 | 15 February 1958 | National Democratic Party of Germany (DDR) | ||
| Ministry of Mechanical Engineering | 19 November 1954 | 15 April 1955 | SED | ||
| Ministry for Post and Telecommunications | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | CDU | ||
| Ministry of Public Education | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| Minister of State Security | 19 November 1954 | 31 October 1957 | SED | ||
| 11 December 1957 | 7 December 1958 | SED | |||
| Ministry of Trade and Supply | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Transport | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| Ministry of Health | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | CDU | ||
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Chairman of the State Planning Commission | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| First Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Commission | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
| State Secretary of the Committee for German Unity | 19 November 1954 | 7 December 1958 | SED | ||
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