Provisional government of the GDR
The provisional government of the GDR was formed by law on the government of the GDR (decided by the Provisional People's Chamber ) on October 7, 1949. It existed until November 7, 1950, after which the Council of Ministers became the government of the GDR.
According to the law, the members of the government were: the prime minister, his 3 deputies and the 14 specialist ministers. (or 15 after the state security department was elevated to a ministry by the law on the formation of a ministry for state security of February 8, 1950)
Changes:
Office | Surname | Political party | State Secretary | Political party |
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Established from October 12, 1949 : Office for Information at the Prime Minister of the GDR |
Gerhart Eisler | SED | ||
Established from February 8, 1950 : Minister for State Security |
Wilhelm Zaisser | SED |
predecessor | Government of the German Democratic Republic | successor |
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Allied Control Council | Provisional government of the GDR 1949–1950 |
Council of Ministers of the GDR |
Individual evidence
- ^ Law on the Government of the GDR: http://www.verfassungen.de/de/ddr/regierungsgesetz49.htm Online publication, accessed on January 10, 2018
- ↑ Law on the formation of a Ministry for State Security: http://www.verfassungen.de/de/ddr/mfsbildung50.htm Online publication, accessed on January 10, 2018.