de Maizière cabinet

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De Maizière cabinet
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Cabinet of East Germany
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0412-019, Berlin, Unterzeichnung der Koalitionsvereinbarungen.jpg
Ministers sign the coalition agreement, 12 April 1990.
From left to right: Rainer Eppelmann, Markus Meckel, Lothar de Maizière, Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling, Rainer Ortleb
Date formed12 April 1990 (1990-04-12)
Date dissolved3 October 1990 (1990-10-03)
People and organisations
President of
the People's Chamber		Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
Chairman of
the Council of Ministers		Lothar de Maizière
Deputy Chairman of
the Council of Ministers		Peter-Michael Diestel
Member partyCDU, DSU, DA, BFD, SPD (left)
Status in legislatureCoalition government
History
Election(s)1990 general election
PredecessorModrow
SuccessorKohl III (reunified Germany)
Politics of East Germany
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Constitution
  • 1949
  • 1968
Leadership
Legislature
  • Elections
  • Referendums
Political parties
Administrative divisions
East Berlin (independent)
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The cabinet of Lothar de Maizière was the last cabinet of East Germany before German reunification and the only democratically elected government of the German Democratic Republic. It was formed on 12 April 1990, following the general election in March, and existed until reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

It was originally a coalition government between the Alliance for Germany (Christian Democratic Union (CDU), German Social Union (DSU), Democratic Awakening (DA)), Social Democratic Party in the GDR (SPD), and Association of Free Democrats (BFD). On 16 August, three ministers were fired from the cabinet. In protest, the SPD left the coalition and their remaining ministers resigned on 20 August.[1]

Composition[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterLothar de Maizière12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Interior Affairs		Peter-Michael Diestel12 April 19902 October 1990 DSU
Minister for Foreign AffairsMarkus Meckel12 April 199020 August 1990 SPD
Lothar de Maizière22 August 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Disarmament and DefenceRainer Eppelmann12 April 19902 October 1990 DA
Minister for Health [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Labour and Social AffairsRegine Hildebrandt12 April 199020 August 1990 SPD
Jürgen Kleditzsch (acting)22 August 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Construction, Urban Development and Housing [de]12 April 199028 September 1990 BFD
Minister for Education and ScienceHans Joachim Meyer12 April 19902 October 1990 Independent
Minister for Nutrition, Agriculture and Forestry [de]12 April 199016 August 1990 Independent
 [de] (acting)16 August 199020 August 1990 SPD
Gottfried Haschke (acting)20 August 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Family and WomenChrista Schmidt12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister of FinanceWalter Romberg12 April 199016 August 1990 SPD
 [de] (acting)16 August 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Research and TechnologyFrank Terpe12 April 199020 August 1990 SPD
Hans Joachim Meyer (acting)22 August 19902 October 1990 Independent
Minister for Trade and TourismSybille Reider12 April 199020 August 1990 SPD
(acting)20 August 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Youth and SportCordula Schubert12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister of JusticeKurt Wünsche12 April 199016 August 1990 BFD
 [de] (acting)16 August 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Culture [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Media Policy [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Post and Telecommunication [de]12 April 199020 August 1990 SPD
 [de] (acting)20 August 19902 October 1990 FDP
Minister for Regional and Local Affairs [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 BFD
Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Energy and Nuclear SafetyKarl-Hermann Steinberg12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Transportation [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for EconomyGerhard Pohl12 April 199016 August 1990 CDU
 [de] (acting)16 August 19902 October 1990 BFD
Minister for Economic Cooperation [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 DSU
  • Government spokesperson:  [de] (CDU)
  • Deputy government spokesperson: Angela Merkel (DA)

References[]

  1. ^ "Die Regierung de Maizière". deutsche-einheit-1990.de (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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