Heads of State of the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic
Erich Ernst Paul Honecker
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1912; d. May 29 1994.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1976 – 1989
Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1937.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1989
Manfred Gerlach
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1928; d. October 17 2011.
Political offices held: Member of the Volkskammer, 1949 – 1990; Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic, 1989 – 1990.
Political party positions held: Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, 1967 – 1990.
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
1989 – 1990
Head of State of the German Democratic Republic
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1946.
Christian Democratic Union of Germany (East)
1990
Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic
Gerald Götting
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1923; d. May 19 2015.
Christian Democratic Union of Germany (East)
1960 – 1989
Heads of Government of the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
Chair of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic
Wilhelm “Willi” Stoph (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1914; d. April 13 1999.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1960 – 1964
Wilhelm “Willi” Stoph
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1914; d. April 13 1999.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1964 – 1973
Wilhelm “Willi” Stoph
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1914; d. April 13 1999.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1976 – 1989
Hans Modrow
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1928; d. February 10 2023.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1989 – 1990
Minister-President of the German Democratic Republic
Lothar de Maizière
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1940.
Christian Democratic Union of Germany (East)
1990
Deputy Chair of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic
Wilhelm “Willi” Stoph
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1914; d. April 13 1999.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1962 – 1964
Günther Kleiber
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1931; d. March 29 2013.
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
1988 – 1989
Lothar de Maizière
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1940.
Christian Democratic Union of Germany (East)
1989 – 1990