2nd Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic

Third cabinet of Otto Grotewohl
Cabinet Grotewohl III

2nd government of the German Democratic Republic
Date formed19 November 1954 (1954-11-19)
Date dissolved7 December 1958 (1958-12-07)
People and organisations
Head of governmentOtto Grotewohl
No. of ministers15
History
PredecessorGrotewohl II
SuccessorGrotewohl IV

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

Ministries

The government consisted of:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister-President19 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 Training
Frederick Macher
19 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 Telecommunications19 November 19547 December 1958 CDU
Ministry of Public Education19 November 19547 December 1958 SED
Minister of State Security19 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

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chairman of the State Planning Commission19 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 Unity19 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.

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