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 President 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 junior
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
(from 1953)
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
SED
DFD

FDGB

2. Legislative Session (1954–1958)[]

President Party
Johannes Dieckmann LDPD
First Deputy President Party
Hermann Matern SED
Deputy President Party/organization
Friedrich Ebert junior
Gerald Götting
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
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

August Bach
Ernst Goldenbaum

Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
SED
CDU
DBD
DFD
FDGB

4. Legislative Session (1963–1967)[]

President Party
Johannes Dieckmann LDPD
Deputy President Party
Hermann Matern SED
Member Party/organization
August Bach (Died in 1966)

Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher

Ernst Goldenbaum
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw
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 junior (from 1971)
SED
Member Party/organization
(to 1969)
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher

Ernst Goldenbaum
Grete Groh-Kummerlöw

(from 1969)
(from May 1969)
(from 1969)
CDU
DFD
SED
DBD
FDGB
SED
LDPD
Kulturbund
FDJ

7. Legislative Session (1971–1976)[]

President Party
Gerald Götting CDU
Deputy President Party
Friedrich Ebert junior SED
Member Party/organization
Erich Mückenberger
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Heinz Eichler

Egon Krenz
Ernst Goldenbaum

Margarete Müller
SED
DFD
SED
Kulturbund
FDJ
DBD
LDPD
FDGB
NDPD

8. Legislative Session (1976–1981)[]

President Party
Horst Sindermann SED
Deputy President Party
Friedrich Ebert junior (Died on December 4, 1979)
Gerald Götting (Elected on July 3, 1980)
SED
CDU
Member Party/organization
Wolfgang Heyl
Erich Mückenberger
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Heinz Eichler



Egon Krenz
Hans Rietz
Johanna Töpfer
CDU
SED
DFD
SED
Kulturbund
LDPD
NDPD
FD
DBD
FDGB

8. Legislative Session (1981–1986)[]

President Party
Horst Sindermann SED
Deputy President Party
Gerald Götting CSU
Member Party/organization

(from 1983)
Wolfgang Heyl
Erich Mückenberger
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
Heinz Eichler

Ernst Mecklenburg
(from 1982)


LDPD
LDPD
CDU
SED
DFD
SED
Kulturbund
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
Member Party/organization

Heinz Eichler


Wolfgang Heyl
Günther Maleuda
Erich Mückenberger

Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher

Volker Voigt
LDPD
SED
NDPD
FDGB
CDU
DBD
SED
VdgB
DFD
Kulturbund
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) Party of Democratic Socialism (from February 4, 1990)
Member Party/organization
Heinz Eichler

Wolfgang Heyl (to November 16, 1989)
(from November 17, 1989)

Käte Niederkirchner (to January 11, 1990)
(from January 11, 1990)

(to January 11, 1990)
(from January 11, 1990)



SED
NDPD
CDU
CDU
DBD
SED
SED
LDPD
FDGB
FDGB
DFD
VdgB
Kulturbund
FDJ

10. Legislative Session (1990)[]

President Party
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl CDU
Deputy President Party
Reinhard Höppner
Käte Niederkirchner

Jürgen Schmieder
Wolfgang Ullmann
Dieter Helm
SPD
PDS
DSU
BFD
Bündnis 90
DBD
Member Party
Dagmar Enkelmann





Dieter Hoffmann



Bernd Meier


PDS
CDU
CDU
SPD
SPD
CDU
BFD
SPD
CDU
BND
PDS
DSU
Bündnis 90/Die Grüne
CDU

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