Council of Ministers of the GDR (1971–1976)
The government was in office from November 29, 1971 to November 1, 1976.
| Office | Surname | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Willi Stoph (until October 3, 1973) Horst Sindermann |
SED SED |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Horst Sindermann (until October 3, 1973) Günter Mittag Alfred Neumann |
SED SED SED |
| Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Kurt Fichtner Manfred Flegel Wolfgang Rauchfuß Gerhard Schürer Rudolph Schulze Werner Title † December 25, 1971 Hans Reichelt from March 9, 1972 Gerhard Weiss Herbert Weiz Hans-Joachim Heusinger (until October 3, 1973) Kurt Wünsche Günther Kleiber |
SED NDPD SED SED CDU DBD DBD SED SED LDPD LDPD SED |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Otto Winzer until January 20, 1975 Oskar Fischer |
SED SED |
| Minister of the Interior | Friedrich Dickel | SED |
| Minister of Defense | Heinz Hoffmann | SED |
| Minister of Finance | Siegfried Boehm | SED |
| Minister for Popular Education | Margot Honecker | SED |
| Minister of Culture |
Klaus Gysi until January 31, 1973 Hans-Joachim Hoffmann |
SED |
| Chairman of the planning committee | Gerhard Schürer | SED |
| Minister for Primary Industry | Klaus Siebold | SED |
| Minister for Materials Management | Manfred Flegel | NDPD |
| Minister for Ore Mining and Metallurgy | Kurt Singhuber | SED |
| Minister for Chemical Industry | Günther Wyschofsky | SED |
| Minister of Electrical Engineering and Electronics | Otfried Steger | SED |
| Minister for Heavy Machinery and Plant Engineering | Gerhard Zimmermann | SED |
| Minister for Processing Machinery and Vehicle Construction | Rudi Georgi | SED |
| Minister for Light Industry |
Johann Wittik until November 22, 1972 Karl Bettin |
SED |
| Minister for District Managers and the Food Industry |
Erhard Krack until February 14, 1974 Udo-Dieter Wange |
SED |
| Minister of Science and Technology |
Günter Prey until February 14, 1974 Herbert Weiz |
SED |
| Minister for Trade and Supply |
Günter Sieber until November 22, 1972 Gerhard Briksa |
SED |
| Minister of Construction | Wolfgang Junker | SED |
| Minister for Foreign Trade | Horst Sölle | SED |
| Chairman of the Committee for Workers' u. Farmer inspection | Heinz Matthes | SED |
| Minister of Health | Ludwig Mecklinger | SED |
| Minister of Justice | Kurt Wünsche until October 16, 1972 Hans-Joachim Heusinger |
LDPD |
| Minister of Geology from July 1, 1974 | Manfred Bochmann | SED |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Rudolph Schulze | CDU |
| Minister of Transport | Otto Arndt | SED |
| Minister for Environment and Water Management | Werner Title † December 25, 1971 Hans Reichelt |
DBD DBD |
| Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food Industry |
Georg Ewald until October 3, 1973 Heinz Kuhrig |
SED |
| Minister for State Security | Erich Mielke | SED |
| Head of the State Central Administration for Statistics | Arno Donda | SED |
| Head of the Department of Guidance and Control of District Councils | Fritz Scharfenstein | SED |
| Head of the Office of Prices | Walter Halbritter | SED |
Governments of the GDR
Provisional government of the GDR (1949–1950) | 1950–1954 | 1954–1958 | 1958–1963 | 1963–1967 | 1967–1971 | 1971–1976 | 1976–1981 | 1981–1986 | 1986–1989 | Modrow government (1989–1990) | De Maizière government (1990)