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Cabinet of Lothar de Maizière

Cabinet of East Germany
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 dissolved2 October 1990 (1990-10-02)
(5 months and 20 days)
People and organisations
President of
the People's Chamber		Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (CDU)
Chairman of
the Council of Ministers		Lothar de Maizière (CDU)
Deputy Chairman of
the Council of Ministers		Peter-Michael Diestel (DSU)
Member partyCDU, DSU, DA, BFD, SPD (left)
Status in legislatureCoalition government
History
Election1990 general election
PredecessorModrow
SuccessorKohl III (reunified Germany)
Politics of East Germany
Constitution
Leadership
Legislature
  • Elections
  • Referendums
Political parties
Administrative divisionsEast Berlin (independent) Leaders

The cabinet of Lothar de Maizière was the last cabinet of East Germany before German reunification. 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.

Composition

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister-PresidentLothar de Maizière12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister in the Office of the Prime MinisterKlaus Reichenbach12 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 HealthJürgen Kleditzsch12 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 HousingAxel Viehweger12 April 199028 September 1990 BFD
Minister for Education and ScienceHans Joachim Meyer12 April 19902 October 1990 Independent
Minister for Nutrition, Agriculture and ForestryPeter Pollack [de]12 April 199016 August 1990 Independent
Peter Kauffold [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
Werner Skowron [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
Lothar Engel (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
Manfred Walther [de] (acting)16 August 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for CultureHerbert Schirmer12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Media PolicyGottfried Müller12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for Post and TelecommunicationEmil Schnell12 April 199020 August 1990 SPD
Hans-Jürgen Niehof [de] (acting)20 August 19902 October 1990 FDP
Minister for Regional and Local AffairsManfred Preiß12 April 19902 October 1990 BFD
Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Energy and Nuclear SafetyKarl-Hermann Steinberg12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for TransportationHorst Gibtner [de]12 April 19902 October 1990 CDU
Minister for EconomyGerhard Pohl12 April 199016 August 1990 CDU
Gunter Halm [de] (acting)16 August 19902 October 1990 BFD
Minister for Economic CooperationHans-Wilhelm Ebeling12 April 19902 October 1990 DSU

References

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