Leaders of East Germany
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Leaders of the Chairmen
- Wilhelm Pieck (formerly KPD) and Otto Grotewohl (formerly SPD) (1946–1954)
First Secretaries / General Secretaries of the Central Committee
German: Erster Sekretär des Zentralkomitees der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands, Generalsekretär des ZK der SED.
- Walter Ulbricht (1950–1971)
- Erich Honecker (1971–1989)
- Egon Krenz (1989)
Heads of state
Presidents of the
German: Staatspräsident, Präsident der DDR.
- Wilhelm Pieck (SED) (1949–1960)
Chairmen of the Council of State
German: Vorsitzender des Staatsrats.
- Walter Ulbricht (SED) (1960–1973)
- Friedrich Ebert (SED) (1973, acting)
- Willi Stoph (SED) (1973–1976)
- Erich Honecker (SED) (1976–1989)
- Egon Krenz (SED) (1989)
- Manfred Gerlach (LDPD) (1989–1990)
President of the
German: Präsident(in) der Volkskammer (parliament)
- Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (CDU) (1990)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
German: Vorsitzender des Ministerrats. Also known as Prime Minister / Premier / Minister President (Ministerpräsident)
- Otto Grotewohl (SED) (1949–1964)
- Willi Stoph (SED) (1964–1973)
- Horst Sindermann (SED) (1973–1976)
- Willi Stoph (SED) (1976–1989)
- Hans Modrow (SED) (1989–1990)
- Lothar de Maizière (CDU) (1990)
President of the People's Chamber
German: Präsident(in) der Volkskammer.
- Johannes Dieckmann (LDPD) (1949–1969)
- Gerald Götting (CDU) (1969–1976)
- Horst Sindermann (SED) (1976–1989)
- Günther Maleuda (Farmers' Party) (1989–1990)
- Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (CDU) (1990)
See also
External links
- http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/gdr.htm Leaders of East Germany
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