Presidium of the Volkskammer

The Presidium of the People's Chamber was a group of members of the People's Chamber responsible for conducting its activities.

It consisted of representatives of parties and mass organizations, represented in the People's Chamber. The presidium was headed by the President of the People's Chamber.

1. Legislative Session (1950–1954)

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President Party
Johannes Dieckmann LDPD
Vice Presidents Party
Hermann Matern
Gerald Götting
Ernst Goldenbaum
Heinrich Homann (to December 17, 1952)
Vincenz Müller (from 1953)
SED
CDU
DBD
NDPD
NDPD
Members Party/organization
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Erich Geske (from 1953)
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
SED
DFD
SDA
FDGB

2. Legislative Session (1954–1958)

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President Party
Johannes Dieckmann LDPD
First Deputy President Party
Hermann Matern SED
Deputy Presidents Party/organization
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
Gerald Götting
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
SED
CDU
DFD
FDGB

3. Legislative Session (1958–1963)

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President Party
Johannes Dieckmann LDPD
First Deputy President Party
Hermann Matern SED
Deputy Presidents Party/organization
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
August Bach
Ernst Goldenbaum
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
SED
CDU
DBD
DFD
FDGB

4. Legislative Session (1963–1967)

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President Party
Johannes Dieckmann LDPD
Deputy President Party
Hermann Matern SED
Members Party/organization
August Bach (died in 1966)
Hermann Kalb [de]
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Otto Gotschke
Ernst Goldenbaum
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
Jonny Löhr [de]
CDU
CDU
DFD
SED
DBD
FDGB
NDPD

5. Legislative Session (1967–1971)

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President Party
Johannes Dieckmann (died on February 22, 1969)
Gerald Götting (from May 12, 1969)
LDPD
CDU
Deputy President Party
Hermann Matern (died on January 24, 1971)
Friedrich Ebert Jr. (from 1971)
SED
Members Party/organization
Hermann Kalb [de] (to 1969)
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Otto Gotschke
Ernst Goldenbaum
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
Margaret Müller
Willi-Peter Konzok [de] (from 1969)
Karl-Heinz Schulmeister [de] (from May 1969)
Werner Engst [de] (from 1969)
CDU
DFD
SED
DBD
FDGB
SED
LDPD
KB
FDJ

7. Legislative Session (1971–1976)

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President Party
Gerald Götting CDU
Deputy President Party
Friedrich Ebert Jr. SED
Members Party/organization
Erich Mückenberger
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Heinz Eichler
Karl-Heinz Schulmeister [de]
Egon Krenz
Ernst Goldenbaum
Willi-Peter Konzok [de]
Margarete Müller
Wolfgang Rösser [de]
SED
DFD
SED
KB
FDJ
DBD
LDPD
FDGB
NDPD

8. Legislative Session (1976–1981)

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President Party
Horst Sindermann SED
Deputy President Party
Friedrich Ebert Jr. (died on December 4, 1979)
Gerald Götting (elected on July 3, 1980)
SED
CDU
Members Party/organization
Wolfgang Heyl
Erich Mückenberger
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Heinz Eichler
Karl-Heinz Schulmeister [de]
Willi-Peter Konzok [de]
Wolfgang Rösser [de]
Egon Krenz
Hans Rietz
Johanna Töpfer
CDU
SED
DFD
SED
KB
LDPD
NDPD
FD
DBD
FDGB

8. Legislative Session (1981–1986)

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President Party
Horst Sindermann SED
Deputy President Party
Gerald Götting CSU
Members Party/organization
Willi-Peter Konzuk [de]
Rudolf Agsten [de] (from 1983)
Wolfgang Heyl
Erich Mückenberger
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Heinz Eichler
Karl-Heinz Schulmeister [de]
Ernst Mecklenburg
Rudi Rothe (from 1982)
Werner Heilemann [de]
Eberhard Aurich
Wolfgang Rösser [de]
LDPD
LDPD
CDU
SED
DFD
SED
KB
DBD
DBD
FDGB
FDJ
NDPD

9. Legislative Session (1986–1990)

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First Presidium (1986–1989)

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President Party
Horst Sindermann SED
Deputy President Party
Gerald Götting CDU
Members Party/organization
Rudolf Agsten [de]
Heinz Eichler
Günther Hartmann
Werner Heilemann [de]
Wolfgang Heyl
Günther Maleuda
Erich Mückenberger
Manfred Scheler [de]
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Karl-Heinz Schulmeister [de]
Volker Voigt [de]
LDPD
SED
NDPD
FDGB
CDU
DBD
SED
VdgB
DFD
KB
FDJ

Second Presidium (1989–1990)

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President Party
Günther Maleuda DBD
Deputy President Party
Werner Jarowinsky (November 1989 – January 1990)
Käte Niederkirchner (from January 11, 1990)
SED (to November 16, 1989) SED-PDS (from November 16, 1989)
SED-PDS (to February 4, 1990) PDS (from February 4, 1990)
Members Party/organization
Heinz Eichler
Günther Hartmann
Wolfgang Heyl (to November 16, 1989)
Adolf Niggemeier [de] (from November 17, 1989)
Michael Koplanski [de]
Käte Niederkirchner (to January 11, 1990)
Heinz Albrecht [de] (from January 11, 1990)
Hans-Dieter Raspe [de]
Christel Bednareck (to January 11, 1990)
Siegfried Hanusch [de] (from January 11, 1990)
Eva Rohmann
Manfred Scheler [de]
Karl-Heinz Schulmeister [de]
Cornelia Wolfram
SED
NDPD
CDU
CDU
DBD
SED
SED
LDPD
FDGB
FDGB
DFD
VdgB
KB
FDJ

10. Legislative Session (1990)

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President Party
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl CDU
Deputy Presidents Party
Reinhard Höppner
Käte Niederkirchner
Stefan Gottschall [de]
Jürgen Schmieder
Wolfgang Ullmann
Dieter Helm
SPD
PDS
DSU
BFD
B90
DBD
Members Party
Dagmar Enkelmann
Juliane Grehn
Eberhard Goldhahn
Martin Gutzeit [de]
Frank Heltzig [de]
Paul Krüger [de]
Dieter Hoffmann
Susanne Seils [de]
Harald-Dietrich Kühne [de]
Conrad-Michael Lehnert
Bernd Meier
Lothar Piche [de]
Matthias Platzeck
Stefanie Rehm [de]
PDS
CDU
CDU
SPD
SPD
CDU
BFD
SPD
CDU
BFD
PDS
DSU
B90/DG
CDU

Sources

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