Leaders of East Germany

Leaders of the Socialist Unity Party

Chairmen

*Wilhelm Pieck (formerly KPD) and Otto Grotewohl (formerly SPD) (1946–1954)

First Secretaries / General Secretaries of the Central Committee

German: Erster Sekretär des Zentralkomitees der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands, Generalsekretär des ZK der SED.
*Walter Ulbricht (1950–1971)
*Erich Honecker (1971–1989)
*Egon Krenz (1989)

Heads of state

Presidents of the GDR

German: Staatspräsident, Präsident der DDR.
*Wilhelm Pieck (SED) (1949–1960)

Chairmen of the Council of State

German: Vorsitzender des Staatsrats.
*Walter Ulbricht (SED) (1960–1973)
*Friedrich Ebert (SED) (1973, acting)
*Willi Stoph (SED) (1973–1976)
*Erich Honecker (SED) (1976–1989)
*Egon Krenz (SED) (1989)
*Manfred Gerlach (LDPD) (1989–1990)

President of the People's Chamber

German: Präsident(in) der Volkskammer (parliament)
*Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (CDU) (1990)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

German: Vorsitzender des Ministerrats. Also known as Prime Minister / Premier / Minister President (Ministerpräsident)
*Otto Grotewohl (SED) (1949–1964)
*Willi Stoph (SED) (1964–1973)
*Horst Sindermann (SED) (1973–1976)
*Willi Stoph (SED) (1976–1989)
*Hans Modrow (SED) (1989–1990)
*Lothar de Maizière (CDU) (1990)

President of the People's Chamber

German: Präsident(in) der Volkskammer.
*Johannes Dieckmann (LDPD) (1949–1969)
*Gerald Götting (CDU) (1969–1976)
*Horst Sindermann (SED) (1976–1989)
*Günther Maleuda (Farmers' Party) (1989–1990)
*Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (CDU) (1990)

See also

*President of Germany
*Chancellor of Germany

External links

*http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/gdr.htm Leaders of East Germany