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List of Provisional Volkskammer members

With the founding act of the German Democratic Republic on October 7, 1949, the previously existing German People's Council transformed into the Provisional People's Chamber of the GDR. At 12:45 PM on October 7, during its 9th and final session in the Grand Hall of the German Economic Commission, the German People's Council decided to transform itself into the Provisional People's Chamber of the GDR. At 5:35 PM on the same day, the Provisional People's Chamber was constituted. One of the purposes of this constitution was to enact the Constitution of the GDR into effect.

Composition

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Faction Seats of GDR Deputies Seats of Deputies from Greater Berlin Total Seats
SED 96
DBD 15
CDU 46
LDPD 46
NDPD 17
FDGB 30
DFD 10
FDJ 10
Kulturbund 35
Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime 10
Peasants Mutual Aid Association 5
SDA[1] - 5 5
Cooperatives 5
Total 330

Members of the Presidium of the Provisional People's Chamber

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Note: The composition of the Presidium contradicted Article 57 of the Constitution of the GDR dated October 7, 1949. According to this article, only factions with at least 40 deputies would have been allowed to send a representative to the Presidium. Specifically, this would have been the SED, LDPD, and CDU. The differentiation between NDP and DBD is also striking. While the National Democrats received a deputy position, the DBD was only represented by a member. The reason why no other mass organizations were considered except for the DFD and FDGB is not clear.

Faction Leaders

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MPs

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Note: A manual or directory in book form for the deputies of the Provisional People's Chamber was not available until November 2017.

Name Faction Remarks
Hermann Abendroth Kulturbund
Alexander Abusch[2] Kulturbund
Anton Ackermann[3] SED
Wilhelm Adam NDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Löhr, announcement on April 19, 1950
Rudolf Agricola[4] SED
Heinrich Albert CDU
Rudolf Albrecht DBD
Friedrich Althans LDPD
August Bach CDU
Wilhelm Bachem CDU
Berta Bähr DBD
Edith Baumann SED
Anna Baumann-Schosland CDU
Johannes R. Becher[5] Kulturbund
Friedel Becker cooperatives
Leopold Becker CDU
Walli Becker LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Munz, announcement on June 28, 1950
Ernst-Walter Beer DBD
Hilde Benjamin SED
Reinhold Berger NDPD replaced Jakob-Adolf Heilmann, announced on January 18, 1950
Ilse Berghaus LDPD
Fritz Beyling VVN
Robert Bieri SED
Walter Biering VdgB
Paul Bismark SED on February 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation
Gertrud Boehm FDGB Resignation of mandate in mid-October 1949[6]
Heinz Böttcher FDGB
Lothar Bolz[7] NDPD
Ernst Brandt SED
Helmut Brandt CDU
Fritz Brauer CDU
Peter Braun LDPD
Willi Bredel[8] Kulturbund
Gertrud Breuer SED
Werner Brussels FDJ
Theodor Brugsch Kulturbund
Werner Bruschke SED
Theodor Brylla FDGB
Otto Buchwitz SED
Hermann Budzislawski Kulturbund
Kurt Bürger SED
August Burde SDA
Gudrun Buske SED
Gert Caden Kulturbund
Roman Chwalek[9] FDGB
Walter Conrad FDGB
Josef Czimoniak DBD Announcement of the resignation on November 9, 1949
Franz Dahlem[10] SED
Siegfried Dallmann NDPD
Erich Damerow LDPD
Magnus Dedek CDU moved up on February 22, 1950
Heinrich Deiters Kulturbund
Georg Dertinger CDU
Adolf Deter FDGB
Johannes Dieckmann[11] LDPD
Fritz Dieke SED
Ewald Dietrich LDPD
Rudolf Dominka FDJ
Friedrich Dordel SED
Herbert Dulde LDPD
Margarethe Dyck LDPD
Hans Eberling SED
Friedrich Ebert SED
Werner Eggerath SED
Gerhart Eisler SED
Charlotte Eppinger SED
Luise Ernst DFD moved up for the Abgeordneter Nierste, announcement on June 28, 1950
Ruth Fabisch LDPD
Walter Faesser LDPD on April 19, 1950, announcement of the resignation
Erich Fascher CDU on February 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation
Max Fechner SED
Margot Feist FDJ
Wilhelm Feldmann NDPD
Kurt Fischer SED deceased on June 22, 1950
Lena Fischer SED
Joachim Flatau LDPD
Friedrich Florey LDPD in August 1950 fled to the Federal Republic, on September 6, 1950, announcement of the loss of mandate
Erich Frank LDPD
Otto Freitag CDU
Hans Freund VVN
Otto Freyhoff FDGB
Heinz Fried VVN
Walter Friedrich Kulturbund
August Frölich SED
Heinz Funke SED
Marta Gäbler DFD
Hans-Paul Ganter-Gilmans CDU
Carl Garz CDU
Karl Geissler SED
Hermann Gerigk FDJ
Rose Gerisch DFD
Manfred Gerlach FDJ
Heinrich Gerlich CDU
Ottomar Geschke VVN
Erich Geske SDA
Gertrud Glöckner DFD
Erich Glückauf SED
Bernhard Göring FDGB deceased on December 1, 1949
Gerald Götting CDU
Arnold Gohr CDU
Ernst Goldenbaum DBD
Marianne Goosmann NDPD In the spring of 1950 he fled to the Federal Republic of Germany, on June 28, 1950, he announced that he had resigned his mandate
Richard Goschütz SED
Paul Gräber SDA
Günter Grell FDJ on February 8, 1950, announcement of the resignation, in March 1950 escape to West Berlin
Karl Grobbel CDU
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw FDGB following a decision by the parliamentary group on October 17, 1949, for Deputy Böhm[6]
Anna Großkowiak FDGB
Otto Grotewohl SED
Klaus Gysi Kulturbund
Nelly Haalck DFD succeeded in May 1950 for the member of parliament Stark-Wintersig
August Hackelberg SED
Karl Hamann LDPD
Georg Handke SED
Charlotte Haufe FDGB
Robert Havemann Kulturbund
Enno Heidebroek Kulturbund
Friedrich August Heiden cooperatives
Käthe Heidenberger CDU
Gerhard Heidenreich FDJ moved up for Helmut Kraus, announcement on November 9, 1949
Werner Heilemann FDGB
Jakob-Adolf Heilmann NDPD deceased on December 9, 1949
Peter Heilmann FDJ
Elisabeth Heinsick VVN
Hildegard Heinze SED
Rolf Helm SED
Leonhard Helmschrott DBD
Adolf Hennecke SED
Hermann Henselmann Kulturbund
Kurt Herrmann LDPD died on July 12, 1950
Rudolf Herrnstadt SED
Ferdinand Hestermann Kulturbund
Hugo Hickmann CDU on February 9, 1950, announcement of the resignation
August Hillebrand CDU
Wilhelm Höcker SED
Ernst Hoffmann SED
Heinrich Hoffmann SED
Heinz Hoffmann SED moved up for the Abgeordneter Kurt Fischer, announcement on August 9, 1950
Herbert Hoffmann DBD
Heinrich Homann NDPD
Erich Honecker FDJ
Erhard Hübener LDPD
Wilhelm Imhäuser LDPD Moved up for the Abgeordneter Schnee, announced March 22, 1950
Rudolf Jahn FDGB
Hans Jendretzky SED
Franz Jensch CDU
Erich Kahle SED
Richard Kain SED
Otto Kamps LDPD
Hermann Kastner LDPD
Waldemar Katsch SED
Bernhard Kellermann Kulturbund
Katharina Kern DFD
Heinz Kessler FDJ
Martin Kielblock LDPD
Ludwig Kirsch CDU Announcement of the resignation on November 9, 1949
Hildegard Kirstein FDGB
Willi Kirsten CDU
Karl Kleinschmidt Kulturbund
Klara Kludas CDU
George Knabe CDU
Bernard Koenen SED
Frieda Koenen SED
Wilhelm Koenen SED
Walter König NDPD
Ingo von Koerber LDPD
Otto Körting VdgB Mandate expired in July 1950
Josef Kofler CDU
Oswald Koltzenburg NDPD
Richard Kops SED
Vilmos Korn NDPD
Helmut Kraus FDJ Announced his resignation on November 9, 1949
Kurt Krauspenhaar SED
Kurt Krenz SED
Wolfgang Kressner LDPD on April 19, 1950, announcement of the resignation by fleeing to the Federal Republic of Germany
Alfred Kretzschmer LDPD fled to the Federal Republic in the summer of 1950, announcement of the loss of the mandate on August 9, 1950
Harald Krieg LDPD moved up on February 8 for the Abgeordneter Blacks, fled to West Germany in late summer 1950, on September 6, 1950, announcement of the loss of the mandate
Kurt Kröning LDPD
Erich Krüger LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Kurt Herrmann, Announcement on August 9, 1950
Ernst Krüger FDGB
Greta Kuckhoff SED
Jürgen Kuczynski Kulturbund
Kurt Kühn FDGB
Ludwig Kühn cooperatives
Charlotte Küter Kulturbund
Franz Lange cooperatives
Fritz Lange SED
Wolfgang Langhoff Kulturbund
Heinrich Lechtenberg CDU
Ernst Legal Kulturbund
Arthur Lehmann LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Florey, Announcement September 6, 1950
Helmut Lehmann SED
Karl Lerche SED
Bruno Leuschner SED
Ernst Lewek VVN
Hermann Libscher SED
Karl Liebetrau SED
Ralph Liebler LDPD
Arthur Lieutenant* LDPD escaped to West Berlin in October 1949
Reinhold Lobedanz CDU
Hans Loch LDPD
Jonny Lohr NDPD Announcement of resignation on April 19, 1950
Ernst Lohagen SED
Ernst Lorenz LDPD
Georg Lotz VdgB
Günther Ludwig NDPD
Rudolf Maisel FDGB
Friedel Malter FDGB
Friedrich Martin DBD
Gertrud Marx VVN
Hermann Matern SED
Johannes Mebus CDU
Hans Meier LDPD
Otto Meier SED
Paul Merker SED
Alfred Meusel Kulturbund
Karl Mewis VVN
Julius Meyer VVN
Friedrich Möglich Kulturbund
Otto Möller NDPD
Otto Moeller LDPD died on November 22, 1949
Carl Moltmann SED
Erich Mückenberger SED
Alfons Müller LDPD Resigned October 11, 1949
Hans Müller SDA
Hermann Müller SED
Richard Müller DBD
Vincenz Müller NDPD
Ludwig Münz LDPD Retired on June 28, 1950
Clare Muth FDGB
Otto Nagel Kulturbund
Johannes Nelles Kulturbund
Ernst Niekisch Kulturbund
Luise Nierste DFD retired on May 1, 1950
Franz Nitt CDU
Albert Norden SED
Paul Nowak CDU
Otto Nuschke CDU
Fred Oelßner SED
Josef Orlopp SED
Emil Otto FDGB
Herbert Papenfuß FDGB
Friedrich Pfaffenbach NDPD
Heinrich Picker FDGB
Wilhelm Pieck SED on February 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation
Anton Plenikowski SED replaced Paul Bismark on February 22, 1950
Karl Plesse FDGB
Werner Pöhls CDU
Karl Polak SED
Frieda Radel DFD
Paul Radtke SED
Josef Rambo* CDU on January 18, 1950, moved up for Ludwig Kirsch
on September 9, 1950, escaped to West Germany
Heinrich Rau SED
August Rauer cooperatives
Käte Reimer DBD
Hans Reingruber Kulturbund
Rudi Reinwarth NDPD
Maria Rentmeister DFD
Julius Richter CDU
Paul Richter LDPD moved up for Max Suhrbier, announcement on November 9, 1949
Richard Richter DBD
Günther Rienäcker Kulturbund
Gerhard Rohner CDU In January 1950 he fled to West Germany, on February 9, 1950, the announcement was made that his mandate had expired
Robert Rompe SED
Berthold Rose DBD moved up for Josef Czimoniak, announcement on November 9, 1949
Walter Rübel CDU
Walter Rücker CDU
Otto Rühle NDPD
Carl Günther Ruland CDU on February 9, 1950, announcement of the resignation
Willy Rumpf SED
Ellen Ruschmann FDGB
Paul Sack FDGB
Willy Sägebrecht SED
Victor Sandman CDU
Gertrud Sasse LDPD Moved up for the Abgeordneter War, announced September 6, 1950
Kurt Saupe SED
Erna Schäfer CDU
Kurt Schatter VVN
Heinz Schaumann SED
Günter Schernbeck LDPD
Felix Scheffler DBD on March 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation
Eugen Schiffer LDPD
Rose Schilling SED
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher DFD
Artur Schlesinger LDPD
Hermann Schlimme FDGB
Elli Schmidt DFD
Milly Schmidt LDPD
Richard Schmidt SED
Eva Schmidt-Kolmer DFD
Matthias Schnee LDPD replaced Alfons Müller on October 11, 1949, announcement of the loss of mandate on February 22, 1950
Georg Schöpflin SED
Paul Scholz DBD
Rudolf Scholz LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Wenk, announcement on April 19, 1950
Anneliese Schubert SED
Alfred Schultheiss LDPD
Berta Schulze SED
Otto Schwarz Kulturbund
Reinhold Schwarz LDPD
Kurt Schwarze LDPD on February 8, 1950, announcement of the resignation due to simultaneous mandate in the state chamber
Rudolf Schwarzer SED
Herbert Sedlaczek Kulturbund
Fritz Selbmann SED
Max Seydewitz SED
Carl Siebenpfeiffer CDU
Hans-Joachim Siekiera LDPD replaced the deceased Deputy Moeller, announcement on December 7, 1949
Gustav Siemon NDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Goosmann, announcement on June 28, 1950
Robert Siewert SED
Bernhard Singer CDU moved up on February 22, 1950
relieved of all party offices in June 1950 as a Hickmann supporter
Robert Sommer LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Kressner, announcement on April 19, 1950
Alexander Starck FDGB Member from December 1949, replacing Bernhard Göring
Magdalena Stark-Wintersig DFD resigned in May 1950
Erwin Steffen LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Kretschmer, announcement on August 9, 1950
Johannes Stefko LDPD
Luitpold Steidle CDU
Karl Steinhoff SED
Peter Alfons Steiniger Kulturbund
Günter Stempel LDPD Arrested in August 1950
Wilhelm von Stoltzenberg LDPD
Willi Stoph SED Replaced Wilhelm Pieck on February 22, 1950
Hans-Gotthilf Strasser LDPD
Johannes Stroux Kulturbund
Hans Stubbe Kulturbund
Max Suhrbier LDPD on November 9, 1949, announcement of the resignation due to the simultaneous mandate in the state chamber
Paul Sztob SED
Herbert Täschner LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Barrels, announced April 19, 1950
Elisabeth Teichmüller SED
Johannes Teubert CDU
Walter Thiem DBD
Gertrud Thürmer LDPD
Walter Thürmer LDPD
Ferdinand Thun FDJ
Marie Torhorst SED
Siegfried Trommsdorff CDU
Johannes Trost SED
Walter Ulbricht SED
Wolfgang Ullrich CDU
Herbert Vahl DBD replaced Felix Scheffler, announcement on March 22, 1950
Kurt Vieweg VdgB
Paul Wandel SED
Willy Warning CDU moved up on February 22, 1950
Herbert Warnke FDGB
Johannes Warnke SED
Hermann Waschow FDGB
Friedrich Wehmer VdgB
Helene Weigel Kulturbund
Fritz Weißhaupt DBD
Erna Wenk LDPD March 1950 Expulsion from all offices, on April 19, 1950, announcement of the resignation
Gustav-Adolf Werner SDA
Paul Wessel SED
Herbert Wetzstein LDPD
Werner Winkler FDGB
Gustav Wirth SED
Hans Wittenburg CDU
Adam Wolfram FDGB
Frieda Wollermann-Köckeritz SED
Joseph Wujciak CDU
Alfred Wonderful NDPD
Richard Zänkner FDGB
Wilhelm Zaisser SED
Leo Zuckermann SED
Arnold Zweig Kulturbund

Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:Liste der Mitglieder der Provisorischen Volkskammer; see its history for attribution.

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References

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  1. ^ The SDA was the Social Democratic Action, former East Berlin SPD members.
  2. ^ "Abusch, Alexander (1902–1982)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Ackermann, Anton (1905-1973)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ " Agricola, Rudolf (1900 - 1985)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Becher, Johannes R. (1891-1958)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b Federal Archive File DY 34/4214 p. 68
  7. ^ "Bolz, Lothar (1903-1986)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Bredel, Willi (1901-1964)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. ^ Ursula Hoffmann-Lange (1971). Die Veränderungen in der Sozialstruktur des Ministerrates der DDR: 1949-1969 (in German). Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag. pp. 73, 98. ISBN 978-3-7700-0281-8.
  10. ^ "Franz Dahlem (1892 – 1981)". Freundeskreis „Ernst-Thälmann-Gedenkstättte“ e.V., Ziegenhals. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  11. ^ Article by Marc Zirlewagen in Biographisch-Bibliographises Kirchenlexikon
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