Landesbevollmächtigter

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then-Landesbevollmächtigter Josef Duchac casting his ballot for the 1990 Thuringian state election. He succeeded himself as Minister-President of Thuringia after his party had won the election.

Landesbevollmächtigter (English: State Commissioner) was the title for the provisional heads of government of the New states of Germany shortly after reunification.

German reunification took effect on 3 October 1990, when the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany as five re-established states. However, elections for the state governments of these five states took place on 14 October 1990 and the Landtag of these states elected the respective Minister-Presidents from late October to early November. Between the reunification and the election of the respective Minister-President, appointed Landesbevollmächtigte took on the role of heads of government.[1][2] They had been appointed by Minister-President of the GDR Lothar de Maizière. These Landesbevollmächtigte also represented their respective state in the Bundesrat, but only had an advisory vote.[3]

Except for Karl-Hermann Steinberg, who was revealed to have worked for the East German Stasi, all Landesbevollmächtigte were elected to the respective Landtag and were appointed state ministers:

  •  [de] was appointed Minister for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  •  [de] was appointed Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Transportation of Brandenburg
  •  [de] was appointed State Minister of the Interior of Saxony

Josef Duchac succeeded himself as Minister-President of Thuringia.

Landesbevollmächtigte[]

State Name Term Party
Took office Left office Days
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Martin Brick 3 October 1990 27 October 1990 24 Christian Democratic Union
Brandenburg Jochen Wolf 3 October 1990 1 November 1990 29 Social Democratic Party
Saxony-Anhalt Karl-Hermann Steinberg 3 October 1990 28 October 1990 25 Christian Democratic Union
Saxony Rudolf Krause 3 October 1990 27 October 1990 24 Christian Democratic Union
Thuringia Josef Duchac 3 October 1990 8 November 1990 36 Christian Democratic Union

References[]

  1. ^ Vertrag zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik über die Herstellung der Einheit Deutschlands, 1990, pp. 6.
  2. ^ "Amtsblatt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt vom 2. Okt. 1990". Landesbevollmächtigter des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. 1990. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  3. ^ Vertrag zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik über die Herstellung der Einheit Deutschlands, 1990, pp. 18.
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