Presidium of the Volkskammer
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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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Johannes Dieckmann | LDPD |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Hermann Matern | SED |
| Members | Party/organization |
| August Bach (died in 1966) Hermann Kalb Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Otto Gotschke Ernst Goldenbaum Grete Groh-Kummerlöw Jonny Löhr |
CDU CDU DFD SED DBD FDGB NDPD |
5. Legislative Session (1967–1971)
| 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 (to 1969) Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Otto Gotschke Ernst Goldenbaum Grete Groh-Kummerlöw Margaret Müller Willi-Peter Konzok (from 1969) Karl-Heinz Schulmeister (from May 1969) Werner Engst (from 1969) |
CDU DFD SED DBD FDGB SED LDPD KB FDJ |
7. Legislative Session (1971–1976)
| 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 Egon Krenz Ernst Goldenbaum Willi-Peter Konzok Margarete Müller Wolfgang Rösser |
SED DFD SED KB FDJ DBD LDPD FDGB NDPD |
8. Legislative Session (1976–1981)
| 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 Willi-Peter Konzok Wolfgang Rösser Egon Krenz Hans Rietz Johanna Töpfer |
CDU SED DFD SED KB LDPD NDPD FD DBD FDGB |
8. Legislative Session (1981–1986)
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Horst Sindermann | SED |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Gerald Götting | CSU |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Willi-Peter Konzuk Rudolf Agsten (from 1983) Wolfgang Heyl Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Heinz Eichler Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Ernst Mecklenburg Rudi Rothe (from 1982) Werner Heilemann Eberhard Aurich Wolfgang Rösser |
LDPD LDPD CDU SED DFD SED KB DBD DBD FDGB FDJ NDPD |
9. Legislative Session (1986–1990)
First Presidium (1986–1989)
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Horst Sindermann | SED |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Gerald Götting | CDU |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Rudolf Agsten Heinz Eichler Günther Hartmann Werner Heilemann Wolfgang Heyl Günther Maleuda Erich Mückenberger Manfred Scheler Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Volker Voigt |
LDPD SED NDPD FDGB CDU DBD SED VdgB DFD KB FDJ |
Second Presidium (1989–1990)
| 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 (from November 17, 1989) Michael Koplanski Käte Niederkirchner (to January 11, 1990) Heinz Albrecht (from January 11, 1990) Hans-Dieter Raspe Christel Bednareck (to January 11, 1990) Siegfried Hanusch (from January 11, 1990) Eva Rohmann Manfred Scheler Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Cornelia Wolfram |
SED NDPD CDU CDU DBD SED SED LDPD FDGB FDGB DFD VdgB KB FDJ |
10. Legislative Session (1990)
| President | Party |
|---|---|
| Sabine Bergmann-Pohl | CDU |
| Deputy Presidents | Party |
| Reinhard Höppner Käte Niederkirchner Stefan Gottschall Jürgen Schmieder Wolfgang Ullmann Dieter Helm |
SPD PDS DSU BFD B90 DBD |
| Members | Party |
| Dagmar Enkelmann Juliane Grehn Eberhard Goldhahn Martin Gutzeit Frank Heltzig Paul Krüger Dieter Hoffmann Susanne Seils Harald-Dietrich Kühne Conrad-Michael Lehnert Bernd Meier Lothar Piche Matthias Platzeck Stefanie Rehm |
PDS CDU CDU SPD SPD CDU BFD SPD CDU BFD PDS DSU B90/DG CDU |