List of the members of the State Council of the GDR
State Council of September 12, 1960
Chairman :
- Walter Ulbricht (SED)
Deputy :
- Otto Grotewohl (SED)
- Johannes Dieckmann (LDPD)
- Gerald Götting (CDU)
- Heinrich Homann (NDPD)
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD)
- Hans Rietz (DBD)
Members :
- Günter Christoph (SED)
- Erich Correns (Kulturbund)
- Friedrich Ebert (SED)
- Luise Ermisch (SED)
- Erich Grützner (FDGB)
- Friedrich Kind (CDU)
- Bernard Koenen (SED)
- Otto Krauss (LDPD)
- Bruno Leuschner (SED)
- Karl Mewis (SED)
- Irmgard Neumann (DBD)
- Karl Polak (SED) (died on October 27, 1963)
- Karl Rieke (SED)
- Hans Rodenberg (SED)
- Horst Schumann (FDJ)
- Peter Adolf Thiessen (independent)
Secretary :
- Otto Gotsche (SED)
State Council of November 13, 1963
Chairman :
- Walter Ulbricht (SED)
Deputy :
- Otto Grotewohl (SED) died on September 21, 1964
- Willi Stoph (SED) elected by the People's Chamber on September 24, 1964
- Johannes Dieckmann (LDPD)
- Gerald Götting (CDU)
- Heinrich Homann (NDPD)
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD)
- Hans Rietz (DBD)
Members :
- Erich Correns (Kulturbund)
- Friedrich Ebert (SED)
- Erich Grützner (SED)
- Brunhilde Hanke (SED) elected by the People's Chamber on November 19, 1964
- Lieselott Herforth (FDGB)
- Friedrich Kind (CDU)
- Bernard Koenen (SED) (died April 30, 1964)
- Else Merke (DBD)
- Günter Mittag (SED)
- Anni Neumann (FDGB) elected by the People's Chamber on November 19, 1964
- Christel Pappe (FDGB)
- Karl Rieke (SED)
- Hans Rodenberg (SED)
- Horst Schumann (FDJ)
- Klaus Sorgenicht (SED)
- Christian Steinmüller (NDPD)
- Willi Stoph (SED) until September 24, 1964
- Paul Strauss (SED)
Secretary :
- Otto Gotsche (SED)
State Council of July 13, 1967
Chairman :
- Walter Ulbricht (SED)
Deputy :
- Willi Stoph (SED)
- Johannes Dieckmann (LDPD) died on February 22, 1969
- Gerald Götting (CDU)
- Heinrich Homann (NDPD)
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD)
- Hans Rietz (DBD)
Members :
- Erich Correns (Kulturbund)
- Friedrich Ebert junior (SED)
- Erich Grützner (SED)
- Brunhilde Hanke (SED)
- Lieselott Herforth (FDGB)
- Friedrich Kind (CDU)
- Else Merke (DBD)
- Günter Mittag (SED)
- Anni Neumann (FDGB)
- Karl Rieke (SED)
- Hans Rodenberg (SED)
- Maria Schneider (FDGB)
- Horst Schumann (SED)
- Hans-Heinrich Simon (NDPD)
- Klaus Sorgenicht (SED)
- Paul Strauss (SED)
- Bruno Thalmann (LDPD) elected Dieckmann's successor on May 12, 1969
Secretary :
- Otto Gotsche (SED)
State Council of November 26, 1971
Chairman :
- Walter Ulbricht (SED) died on August 1, 1973
- Willi Stoph (SED) elected as successor by the People's Chamber on October 3, 1973
Deputy :
- Friedrich Ebert junior (SED)
- Willi Stoph (SED)
- Gerald Götting (CDU)
- Heinrich Homann (NDPD)
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD)
- Hans Rietz (DBD)
Members :
- Kurt Anclam (LDPD)
- Friedrich Clermont (SED)
- Erich Correns (Kulturbund)
- Willi Grandetzka (DBD)
- Erich Grützner (SED)
- Brunhilde Hanke (SED)
- Lieselott Herforth (FDGB)
- Erich Honecker (SED)
- Friedrich Kind (CDU)
- Margarete Müller (SED)
- Bernhard Quandt (SED) elected by the People's Chamber on October 3, 1973
- Hans Rodenberg (SED)
- Klaus Sorgenicht (SED)
- Paul Strauss (SED)
- Ilse Thiele (DFD)
- Harry Tisch (SED) elected by the People's Chamber on June 19, 1975
- Paul Verner (SED)
- Rosel Walther (NDPD)
- Herbert Warnke (SED) (died on March 26, 1975)
Secretary :
- Heinz Eichler (SED)
State Council of October 29, 1976
Chairman :
- Erich Honecker (SED)
Deputy :
- Friedrich Ebert junior (SED) died on December 4, 1979
- Willi Stoph (SED)
- Horst Sindermann (SED)
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD)
- Ernst Goldenbaum (DBD)
- Heinrich Homann (NDPD)
- Gerald Götting (CDU)
Members :
- Kurt Anclam (LDPD)
- Erich Correns (Kulturbund) died on May 18, 1981
- Willi Grandetzka (DBD) died on April 14, 1979
- Kurt Hager (SED)
- Brunhilde Hanke (SED)
- Lieselott Herforth (FDGB)
- Friedrich Kind (CDU)
- Günter Mittag (SED) was elected by the People's Chamber on June 28, 1979
- Margarete Müller (SED)
- Albert North (SED)
- Alois Pisnik (SED) elected by the People's Chamber on July 3, 1980
- Bernhard Quandt (SED)
- Werner Seifert (DBD) was elected by the People's Chamber as successor to Grandetzka on June 28, 1979
- Klaus Sorgenicht (SED)
- Paul Strauss (SED)
- Ilse Thiele (DFD)
- Harry table (SED)
- Paul Verner (SED)
- Rosel Walther (NDPD)
Secretary :
- Heinz Eichler (SED)
Council of State of June 25, 1981
Chairman :
- Erich Honecker (SED)
Deputy :
- Willi Stoph (SED)
- Horst Sindermann (SED)
- Paul Verner (SED) was dismissed from this position on June 15, 1984 by the People's Chamber by resolution
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD)
- Ernst Goldenbaum (DBD) was recalled by the People's Chamber on July 2, 1982 by resolution
- Egon Krenz (FDJ) was elected to this position by the People's Chamber on June 15, 1984
- Günter Mittag (SED) was elected to this function by the People's Chamber on June 15, 1984
- Ernst Mecklenburg (DBD) elected by the People's Chamber on July 2, 1982
- Heinrich Homann (NDPD)
- Gerald Götting (CDU)
Members :
- Kurt Anclam (LDPD)
- Werner Felfe (SED)
- Kurt Hager (SED)
- Brunhilde Hanke (SED)
- Lothar Kolditz (Kulturbund) elected by the People's Chamber on July 2, 1982
- Friedrich Kind (CDU)
- Egon Krenz (FDJ)
- Günter Mittag (SED)
- Margarete Müller (SED)
- Konrad Naumann (SED) elected by the People's Chamber on June 15, 1984
- Alois Pisnik (SED)
- Bernhard Quandt (SED)
- Werner Seifert (DBD)
- Klaus Sorgenicht (SED)
- Paul Strauss (SED)
- Ilse Thiele (DFD)
- Harry table (SED)
- Johanna Töpfer (FDGB)
- Paul Verner (SED) was confirmed in this function by a resolution on June 15, 1984 by the People's Chamber
- Rosel Walther (NDPD)
Secretary :
- Heinz Eichler (SED)
Council of State from June 16, 1986 to April 5, 1990
Chairman :
- Erich Honecker (SED) released from office on October 24, 1989
- Egon Krenz (SED) elected as successor on October 24, 1989, resigned from office on December 6, 1989
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD) officiating from December 6, 1989
Deputy :
- Willi Stoph (SED) resigned from office on November 16, 1989, removed from office on November 17, 1989
- Horst Sindermann (SED) resigned from office on November 16, 1989, removed from office on November 17, 1989
- Egon Krenz (SED) Chairman of the State Council from October 24, 1989
- Günter Mittag (SED) removed from office on October 24, 1989
- Gerald Götting (CDU) recalled from office on November 17, 1989
- Günther Maleuda (DBD) elected by the People's Chamber on June 26, 1987
- Ernst Mecklenburg (DBD) was recalled by the People's Chamber by resolution on June 26, 1987
- Heinrich Homann (NDPD) removed from office on November 17, 1989
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD) Chairman of the State Council from December 6, 1989
- Manfred Mühlmann (NDPD) elected by the People's Chamber on November 17, 1989
Members :
- Eberhard Aurich (FDJ) Announcement of his resignation on January 29, 1990 in the People's Chamber
- Fritz Dallmann (VdgB)
- Werner Felfe (SED) died on September 7, 1988
- Peter Florin (SED) was elected by the People's Chamber on December 14, 1988
- Kurt Hager (SED) resigned from office on November 16, 1989, removed from office on November 17, 1989
- Brunhilde Hanke (SED)
- Leonhard Helmschrott (DBD)
- Friedrich Kind (CDU) Announcement of his resignation on January 29, 1990 in the People's Chamber
- Eveline Klett (DFD)
- Lothar Kolditz (Kulturbund)
- Werner Krolikowski (SED) elected by the People's Chamber on December 14, 1988; resignation from office on November 16, 1989, recalled from office on November 17, 1989
- Gerhard Lindner (LDPD) was elected by the People's Chamber on November 17, 1989
- Peter Moreth (LDPD) removed from office on November 17, 1989
- Margarete Müller (SED) Announcement of her resignation on January 11, 1990 in the People's Chamber
- Alois Pisnik (SED)
- Bernhard Quandt (SED)
- Klaus Sorgenicht (SED) Announcement of his resignation on January 29, 1990 in the People's Chamber
- Paul Strauss (SED) announcement of his resignation on January 29, 1990 in the People's Chamber
- Ilse Thiele (DFD) Announcement of her resignation on January 11, 1990 in the Volkskammer
- Harry Tisch (SED) resigned from office on November 16, 1989, removed from office on November 17, 1989
- Johanna Töpfer (FDGB)
- Rosel Walther (NDPD)
- Monika Werner (SED)
Secretary :
- Heinz Eichler (SED)
literature
- State Council of the GDR . In: Andreas Herbst , Winfried Ranke and Jürgen Winkler (eds.): This is how the GDR worked . Volume 2: Lexicon of Organizations and Institutions . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, pp. 994–997.