List of leaders of administrative divisions of East Germany

This article lists the leaders of administrative divisions of East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR). GDR was a country that existed from 1949 to 1990, when the eastern portion of Germany was part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War.

Länder of the GDR, in red.

Until 1952, GDR was divided into 5 states (German: Länder), from north to south: Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia.

Bezirke of the GDR, with their capitals in red.

From 1952 until 1990, GDR was divided into 14 districts (German: Bezirke), each named after their capitals, from north to south: Rostock, Neubrandenburg, Schwerin, Potsdam, Frankfurt, Magdeburg, Cottbus, Halle, Leipzig, Erfurt, Dresden, Karl-Marx-Stadt (named Chemnitz until the 1953 Karl Marx Year), Gera and Suhl.

Due to its special status, East Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin) was originally not counted as a Bezirk. In 1961, after the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Berlin came to be recognised in GDR administration as the Bezirk Berlin, though it retained a special status until the adoption of the revised 1968 Constitution.

Officeholders

 Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
 Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
 Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD)
 German Democratic Party (DDP)
 Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)
 Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

States (Länder)

Mecklenburg

Location of Mecklenburg within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Kurt Bürger (cropped).jpg Kurt Bürger
(1894–1951)
21 April 1946 28 July 1951
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-76246-0014, Berlin, Staatsratsmitglied Karl Mewis.jpg Karl Mewis
(1907–1987)
1951 1952
State leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
President of the State Administration
1 Wilhelm Höcker (1949).jpg Wilhelm Höcker
(1886–1955)
9 July 1945 31 July 1945 SPD
President
1 Wilhelm Höcker (1949).jpg Wilhelm Höcker
(1886–1955)
31 July 1945 9 December 1946 SPD
(until 1946)
SED
(until 1946)
Ministers-President
1 Wilhelm Höcker (1949).jpg Wilhelm Höcker
(1886–1955)
9 December 1946 20 July 1951 SED
2 Kurt Bürger (cropped).jpg Kurt Bürger
(1894–1951)
20 July 1951 30 July 1951 SED
3 Bernhard Quandt (cropped).jpg Bernhard Quandt
(1903–1999)
30 July 1951 23 July 1952 SED

Brandenburg

Location of Brandenburg within the GDR.
Party leader
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 No image.png Willy Sägebrecht
(1904–1981)
21 April 1946 23 July 1952
State leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
President of the Provisional Administration
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-10279-0001, Karl Steinhoff.jpg Karl Steinhoff
(1892–1981)
4 July 1945 20 December 1946 SPD
Ministers-President
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-10279-0001, Karl Steinhoff.jpg Karl Steinhoff
(1892–1981)
20 December 1946 5 December 1949 SPD
(until 1946)
SED
(until 1946)
2 Rudolf Jahn (cropped).jpg Rudolf Jahn
(1906–1990)
5 December 1949 23 July 1952 SED

Saxony-Anhalt

Location of Saxony-Anhalt within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-83285-0007, Bernhard Koenen.jpg Bernard Koenen
(1889–1964)
21 April 1946 1952
State leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Ministers-President
1 No image.png Erhard Hübener
(1881–1952)
20 July 1945 13 August 1949 LDPD
2 Werner Bruschke.jpg Werner Bruschke
(1898–1995)
13 August 1949 23 July 1952 SED

Saxony

Location of Saxony within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-11886-0010, Berlin, Außerordentliche Volkskammersitzung.jpg Wilhelm Koenen
(1886–1963)
21 April 1946 1949
2 Fotothek df roe-neg 0006033 001 Porträt Ernst Lohagen darkened.jpg Ernst Lohagen
(1897–1971)
1949 1952
3 Fotothek df roe-neg 0006345 010 Karl Schirdewan.jpg Karl Schirdewan
(1907–1998)
1952 July 1952
State leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Ministers-President
1 Fotothek df ps 0000062 Bildnisse - Porträts ^ Politiker.jpg Rudolf Friedrichs
(1892–1947)
1 July 1945 13 June 1947 SPD
(until 1946)
SED
(until 1946)
2 Fotothek df roe-neg 0006033 005 Porträt Max Seydewitz.jpg Max Seydewitz
(1892–1987)
31 July 1947 23 July 1952 SED

Thuringia

Location of Thuringia within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-19000-3828, Werner Eggerath.jpg Werner Eggerath
(1900–1977)
21 April 1946 1947
2 No image.png Erich Ernst Kops
(1905–1961)
1947 1949
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-20628-0096, Erfurt, SED-Parteiaktivtagung, Erich Mückenberger.jpg Erich Mückenberger
(1910–1998)
1949 26 July 1952
State leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Leader of the State Administration
1 No image.png Rudolf Paul
(1893–1978)
16 July 1945 4 December 1946 DDP
(until 1946)
SED
(until 1946)
Ministers-President
1 No image.png Rudolf Paul
(1893–1978)
4 December 1946 1 September 1947 SED
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-19000-3828, Werner Eggerath.jpg Werner Eggerath
(1900–1977)
2 September 1947 23 July 1952 SED

Districts (Bezirke)

Rostock

Location of Bezirk Rostock within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-76246-0014, Berlin, Staatsratsmitglied Karl Mewis.jpg Karl Mewis
(1907–1987)
August 1952 July 1961
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0321-416, Harry Tisch.jpg Harry Tisch
(1927–1995)
July 1961 April 1975
3 No image.png Ernst Timm
(1926–2005)
April 1975 November 1989
4 No image.png Ulrich Peck
(born 1948)
November 1989 January 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Erhard Holweger
(1911–1976)
1952 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Erhard Holweger
(1911–1976)
August 1952 6 August 1952 SED
2 No image.png Hans Warnke
(1896–1984)
August 1952 May 1959 SED
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0321-416, Harry Tisch.jpg Harry Tisch
(1927–1995)
May 1959 July 1961 SED
4 No image.png Karl Deuscher
(1917–1993)
July 1961 June 1969 SED
5 No image.png Willy Marlow
(1928–2007)
June 1969 February 1986 SED
6 No image.png Eberhard Kühl
(born 1936)
February 1986 December 1989 SED
7 No image.png Götz Kreuer
(born 1940)
December 1989 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Hans-Joachim Kalendrusch
(born 1939)
June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Neubrandenburg

Location of Bezirk Neubrandenburg within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 No image.png Willi Wiebershausen
(1917–1960)
September 1952 August 1953
2 No image.png Max Steffen
(1909–1988)
September 1953 October 1960
3 No image.png Georg Ewald
(1926–1973)
October 1960 February 1963
4 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0718-435, Johannes Chemnitzer.jpg Johannes Chemnitzer
(born 1929)
February 1963 November 1989
5 No image.png Wolfgang Herrmann
(born 1939)
November 1989 December 1989
6 No image.png Jürgen Zelm
(born 1953)
December 1989 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Wilhelm Steudte
(1897–1973)
1952 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Wilhelm Steudte
(1897–1973)
August 1952 December 1953 SED
2 Fotothek df pk 0000308 023 Pfingsten 1947.jpg Hans Jendretzky
(1897–1992)
December 1953 February 1957 SED
3 No image.png Horst Brasch
(1922–1989)
1957 May 1959 SED
4 No image.png Kurt Guter
(1921–2001)
May 1959 July 1962 SED
5 No image.png Lothar Geissler
(born 1927)
July 1962 February 1967 SED
6 No image.png Adolf Garling
(born 1925)
February 1967 March 1972 SED
7 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0619-0027, LPG Dedelow, Besuch durch sowjetischen Botschafter.jpg Gottfried Sperling
(1921–1991)
April 1972 November 1977 SED
8 No image.png Heinz Simkowski
(1931–2008)
November 1977 January 1990 SED
No image.png Wolfgang Otto
(born 1947)
Acting Chairman
January 1990 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 Martin Brick (cropped).jpg Martin Brick
(born 1939)
June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Schwerin

Location of Bezirk Schwerin within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bernhard Quandt (cropped).jpg Bernhard Quandt
(1903–1999)
August 1952 February 1974
2 No image.png Heinz Ziegner
(1928–2015)
February 1974 November 1989
3 No image.png Hans Joachim Audehm
(born 1940)
3 November 1989 December 1989
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Wilhelm Bick
(1903–1980)
1952 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Wilhelm Bick
(1903–1980)
August 1952 June 1958 SED
2 No image.png Josef Stadler
(1906–1984)
June 1958 July 1960 SED
3 No image.png Michael Grieb
(1921–2003)
July 1960 April 1968 SED
4 No image.png Rudi Fleck
(1930–2012)
April 1968 8 December 1989 SED
No image.png Siegfried Hempelt
(born 1931)
Acting Chairman
December 1989 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Georg Diederich
(born 1949)
June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Potsdam

Location of Bezirk Potsdam within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-F0421-0204-001, Kurt Seibt.jpg Kurt Seibt
(1908–2002)
1 August 1952 April 1956
No image.png Eduard Goetzel
(1921–1986)
Acting First Secretary
April 1956 September 1957
(1) Bundesarchiv Bild 183-F0421-0204-001, Kurt Seibt.jpg Kurt Seibt
(1908–2002)
September 1957 June 1964
2 No image.png Werner Wittig
(1926–1976)
June 1964 8 January 1976
3 No image.png Günter Jahn
(1930–2015)
January 1976 November 1989
4 No image.png Heinz Vietze
(born 1947)
November 1989 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Curt Wach
(1906–1974)
1 August 1952 8 August 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Curt Wach
(1906–1974)
8 August 1952 January 1953 SED
2 No image.png Josef Stadler
(1906–1984)
April 1953 February 1957 SED
3 No image.png Herbert Rutschke
(1905–1978)
February 1957 June 1960 SED
4 No image.png Franz Peplinski
(1910–1991)
June 1960 December 1962 SED
5 No image.png Herbert Puchert
(1914–1997)
January 1963 May 1971 SED
6 No image.png Günter Pappenheim
(born 1925)
May 1971 February 1974 SED
7 No image.png Werner Eidner
(born 1923)
February 1974 June 1977 SED
8 No image.png Herbert Tzschoppe
(born 1927)
June 1977 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 Jochen Wolf.jpg Jochen Wolf
(1941-2022)
June 1990 2 October 1990 SPD

Frankfurt

Location of Bezirk Frankfurt within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-Z0218-38, Gerhard Grüneberg.jpg Gerhard Grüneberg
(1921–1981)
1 August 1952 February 1958
2 No image.png Eduard Goetzel
(1921–1986)
April 1958 August 1961
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-20628-0096, Erfurt, SED-Parteiaktivtagung, Erich Mückenberger.jpg Erich Mückenberger
(1910–1996)
August 1961 May 1971
4 No image.png Hans-Joachim Hertwig
(1928–1988)
May 1971 28 August 1988
5 No image.png Christa Zellmer
(1930–2002)
November 1988 November 1989
6 No image.png Bernd Meier
(1944–2005)
November 1989 February 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Franz Peplinski
(1910–1991)
1 August 1952 8 August 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Franz Peplinski
(1910–1991)
8 August 1952 September 1956 SED
2 No image.png Günter Springer
(1922–2013)
November 1956 June 1960 SED
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0922-300, Hans Albrecht.jpg Hans Albrecht
(1919–2008)
August 1960 March 1963 SED
4 No image.png Harry Mönch
(born 1925)
March 1963 May 1969 SED
5 No image.png Siegfried Sommer
(1925–2003)
May 1969 November 1989 SED
6 No image.png Gundolf Baust
(1941–2004)
20 November 1989 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 16-03-10-Britta-Stark RR27079.jpg Britta Schellin
(born 1963)
June 1990 2 October 1990 SPD

Magdeburg

Location of Bezirk Magdeburg within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-56841-0003, Alois Pisnik.jpg Alois Pisnik
(1911–2004)
August 1952 February 1979
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-1102-302, Kurt Tiedke.jpg Kurt Tiedke
(1924–2015)
February 1979 June 1983
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0621-039, Werner Eberlein.jpg Werner Eberlein
(1919–2002)
June 1983 November 1989
4 No image.png Wolfgang Pohl
(born 1940)
12 November 1989 December 1989
5 No image.png Manfred Dunkel December 1989 February 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Josef Hegen
(1907–1969)
1952 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Josef Hegen
(1907–1969)
August 1952 June 1953 SED
2 No image.png Paul Hentschel
(1913–1959)
June 1953 20 November 1959 SED
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-12190-0009, Berlin, Außerordentliche Volkskammersitzung.jpg Bruno Kiesler
(1925–2011)
Acting Chairman
1957 1958 SED
3 No image.png Kurt Ranke
(1920–1999)
September 1960 June 1985 SED
4 No image.png Siegfried Grünwald
(born 1938)
September 1985 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Wolfgang Braun
(1939–2016)
11 June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Cottbus

Location of Bezirk Cottbus within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 No image.png Franz Bruk
(1923–1996)
1 August 1952 August 1953
2 No image.png Albert Stief
(1920–1998)
August 1953 May 1969
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0628-043, Werner Walde (cropped).jpg Werner Walde
(1926–2010)
June 1969 November 1989
4 No image.png Wolfgang Thiel
(born 1948)
November 1989 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Werner Manneberg
(1923–2000)
1 August 1952 11 August 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Werner Manneberg
(1923–2000)
11 August 1952 June 1959 SED
2 No image.png Heinz Krüger
(1919–2015)
July 1959 February 1962 SED
No image.png Rudolf Müller
(1911–af. 1985)
Acting Chairman
1962 1962 SED
3 No image.png Hans Schmidt
(1915–1995)
June 1962 May 1971 SED
4 No image.png Irma Uschkamp
(1929–2014)
May 1971 April 1989 SED
5 No image.png Peter Siegesmund
(born 1940)
June 1989 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 KAS-Herzberg-Bild-15197-1.jpg Karl-Heinz Kretschmer
(born 1948)
June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Halle

Location of Bezirk Halle within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-83285-0007, Bernhard Koenen.jpg Bernard Koenen
(1889–1964)
August 1952 1953
2 No image.png Heinz Glaser
(1920–1980)
1953 September 1954
3 No image.png Franz Bruk
(1923–1996)
September 1954 April 1958
(1) Bundesarchiv Bild 183-83285-0007, Bernhard Koenen.jpg Bernard Koenen
(1889–1964)
April 1958 February 1963
4 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-M1030-0315, Horst Sindermann.jpg Horst Sindermann
(1915–1990)
February 1963 May 1971
5 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-1124-019, Werner Felfe.jpg Werner Felfe
(1928–1988)
May 1971 May 1981
6 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1986-0424-409, Hans-Joachim Böhme.jpg Hans Joachim Böhme
(1929–2012)
May 1981 November 1989
7 Roland Claus.jpg Roland Claus
(born 1954)
November 1989 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 Werner Bruschke.jpg Werner Bruschke
(1898–1995)
1952 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 Werner Bruschke.jpg Werner Bruschke
(1898–1995)
August 1952 November 1954 SED
2 No image.png Helmut Becker
(1917–1998)
December 1954 June 1958 SED
3 No image.png Otto Leopold
(1901–1975)
July 1958 March 1966 SED
4 No image.png Helmut Klapproth
(1928–2011)
May 1966 February 1984 SED
5 No image.png Alfred Kolodniak
(born 1931)
February 1984 January 1990 SED
6 No image.png Wolfgang Süss
(born 1934)
January 1990 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Klaus Keitel
(born 1939)
June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Leipzig

Location of Bezirk Leipzig within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Fotothek df roe-neg 0006345 010 Karl Schirdewan.jpg Karl Schirdewan
(1907–1998)
July 1952 December 1952
2 Fotothek df roe-neg 0006081 009 Porträt Paul Fröhlich.jpg Paul Fröhlich
(1913–1970)
January 1953 19 September 1970
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-F0711-0034-001, Horst Schumann.jpg Horst Schumann
(1924–1993)
November 1970 5 November 1989
4 No image.png Roland Wötzel
(born 1938)
November 1989 February 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Karl Adolphs
(1904–1989)
August 1952 March 1959 SED
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-76246-0010, Berlin, Staatsratsmitglied Erich Grützner.jpg Erich Grützner
(1910–2001)
April 1959 February 1974 SED
3 No image.png Rolf Opitz
(1929–2006)
February 1974 December 1989 SED
4 No image.png Joachim Draber
(born 1939)
December 1989 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Rudolf Krause
(born 1939)
June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Erfurt

Location of Bezirk Erfurt within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-20628-0096, Erfurt, SED-Parteiaktivtagung, Erich Mückenberger.jpg Erich Mückenberger
(1910–1998)
26 July 1952 July 1953
2 No image.png Hans Kiefert
(1905–1966)
August 1953 February 1957
3 No image.png Hermann Fischer
(1911–1967)
February 1957 June 1958
4 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-F0417-0205-001, Alois Bräutigam.jpg Alois Bräutigam
(1916–2007)
June 1958 April 1980
5 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1016-039, Kombinat Umformtechnik Erfurt, Gerhard Müller.jpg Gerhard Müller
(born 1928)
April 1980 11 November 1989
6 No image.png Herbert Kroker
(born 1929)
11 November 1989 December 1989
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Willy Gebhardt
(1901–1973)
26 July 1952 1 August 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Willy Gebhardt
(1901–1973)
1 August 1952 9 October 1962 SED
2 No image.png Richard Gothe
(1928–1985)
9 October 1962 17 January 1985 SED
No image.png Horst Lang
(born 1938)
Acting Chairman
17 January 1985 5 March 1985 SED
3 No image.png Arthur Swatek
(1932–1990)
6 March 1985 4 February 1990 SED
No image.png Horst Lang
(born 1938)
Acting Chairman
5 February 1990 8 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-1014-304, Gotha, Landtagswahl, Josef Duchac.jpg Josef Duchac
(born 1938)
8 June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Dresden

Location of Bezirk Dresden within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 No image.png Hans Riesner
(1902–1976)
August 1952 February 1957
2 No image.png Fritz Reuter
(1911–2000)
February 1957 May 1960
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0506-026, Werner Krolikowski.jpg Werner Krolikowski
(born 1928)
May 1960 October 1973
4 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1117-019, Hans Modrow.jpg Hans Modrow
(born 1928)
October 1973 November 1989
5 No image.png Hans-Joachim Hahn
(born 1934)
November 1989 January 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairmen of the District Council
1 Rudolf Jahn (cropped).jpg Rudolf Jahn
(1906–1990)
August 1952 November 1958 SED
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-58779-0006, Dresden, 9. CDU-Parteitag, Weidauer, Jahn cropped to highlight WW.jpg Walter Weidauer
(1899–1986)
December 1958 January 1961 SED
3 No image.png Günter Witteck
(born 1928)
February 1961 March 1963 SED
4 No image.png Manfred Scheler
(1929–2014)
March 1963 July 1982 SED
(3) No image.png Günter Witteck
(born 1928)
July 1982 December 1989 SED
5 No image.png Wolfgang Sieber
(1934–2017)
December 1989 February 1990 SED
6 No image.png Michael Kunze
(born 1944)
February 1990 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Siegfried Ballschuh June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Karl-Marx-Stadt

Location of Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-73766-0019, FDGB-Kunst- und Literaturpreis an Hans-Jürgen Steinmann.jpg Walter Buchheim
(1904–1979)
July 1952 October 1959
2 No image.png Rolf Weihs
(1920–2000)
January 1960 February 1963
3 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Bezirksdelegiertenkonferenz der SED 1971.jpg Paul Roscher
(1913–1993)
February 1963 March 1976
4 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1986-0520-411, Siegfried Lorenz.jpg Siegfried Lorenz
(born 1930)
March 1976 November 1989
5 No image.png Norbert Kertscher
(born 1954)
November 1989 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Council
1 No image.png Max Müller
(1899–1977)
August 1952 March 1960 SED
2 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-1124-019, Werner Felfe.jpg Werner Felfe
(1928–1988)
March 1960 September 1963 SED
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L1031-0032, Bei Schweinsburg-Culten, Eisenbahnunglück, Hilfe für Verletzte.jpg Heinz Arnold
(1920–2000)
1963 January 1981 SED
4 No image.png Lothar Fichtner
(born 1934)
February 1981 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Albrecht Buttolo
(born 1947)
11 June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Gera

Location of Bezirk Gera within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-59474-0001, Dorndorf, Kaliwerk "Einheit, Elektrowerkstatt, Bergarbeiter.jpg Otto Funke
(1915–1999)
26 July 1952 1955
2 No image.png Heinz Glaser
(1920–1980)
1955 August 1959
3 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Bezirksdelegiertenkonferenz der SED 1971.jpg Paul Roscher
(1913–1993)
September 1959 February 1963
4 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-0826-035, Herbert Ziegenhahn.jpg Herbert Ziegenhahn
(1921–1993)
February 1963 November 1989
5 No image.png Erich Postler
(born 1940)
November 1989 December 1989
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Lydia Poser
(1909–1984)
26 July 1952 1 August 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Lydia Poser
(1909–1984)
1 August 1952 14 October 1959 SED
2 No image.png Albert Wettengel
(1921–2004)
14 October 1959 19 May 1965 SED
3 No image.png Horst Wenzel
(1914–1974)
20 May 1965 28 March 1973 SED
4 No image.png Rudolf Bahmann
(1929–1977)
28 March 1973 19 September 1977 SED
No image.png Joachim Mittasch
Acting Chairman
20 September 1977 8 December 1977 SED
5 No image.png Karl-Heinz Fleischer
(1932–2008)
9 December 1977 30 May 1983 SED
6 No image.png Werner Ulbrich
(1928–1999)
30 May 1983 9 January 1990 SED
7 No image.png Helmut Luck
(born 1930)
10 January 1990 8 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 No image.png Peter Lindlau 8 June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

Suhl

Location of Bezirk Suhl within the GDR.
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 No image.png Adolf Färber
(1912–1987)
26 July 1952 August 1954
2 No image.png Kurt Schneidewind
(1912–1983)
November 1954 September 1956
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-59474-0001, Dorndorf, Kaliwerk "Einheit, Elektrowerkstatt, Bergarbeiter.jpg Otto Funke
(1915–1997)
1956 August 1968
4 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0922-300, Hans Albrecht.jpg Hans Albrecht
(1919–2008)
August 1968 November 1989
5 No image.png Peter Pechauf
(born 1941)
November 1989 February 1990
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Chairman of the District Commission
1 No image.png Fritz Sattler
(1896–1964)
26 July 1952 1 August 1952 SED
Chairmen of the District Council
1 No image.png Fritz Sattler
(1896–1964)
1 August 1952 29 November 1958 SED
2 No image.png Wilhelm Behnke
(1914–1975)
29 November 1958 26 July 1967 SED
3 No image.png Arnold Zimmermann
(1922–2015)
26 July 1967 16 May 1990 SED
No image.png Helmuth Vierling
(born 1945)
Acting Chairman
16 May 1990 8 June 1990 SED
Government Authorized Person (Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
1 KAS-Ulbrich, Werner-Bild-32874-2.jpg Werner Ulbrich
(born 1939)
8 June 1990 2 October 1990 CDU

East Berlin

Location of East Berlin within the GDR.
Boroughs of East Berlin (1987).
Map of East Berlin (1989).
Party leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office
First Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
1 Fotothek df ps 0000063 Bildnisse - Porträts ^ Politiker.jpg Hermann Matern
(1893–1971)
21 April 1946 1948
2 Fotothek df pk 0000308 023 Pfingsten 1947.jpg Hans Jendretzky
(1897–1992)
1948 1953
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1984-0426-34, Alfred Neumann.jpg Alfred Neumann
(1909–2001)
1953 1957
4 No image.png Hans Kiefert
(1905–1966)
1957 1959
5 Paul Verner.jpg Paul Verner
(1905–1986)
1959 May 1971
6 Трептов-Парк. К. Науман, М. Сорокин, А. Дорофеев на возлолжении. 1982 cropped to highlght Konrad Naumann.JPG Konrad Naumann
(1929–1992)
May 1971 November 1985
7 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-0504-421, Günter Schabowski.jpg Günter Schabowski
(1929–2015)
November 1985 November 1989
8 No image.png Heinz Albrecht
(born 1935)
November 1989 1989
District leaders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office Political party
Lord Mayors
1 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-83285-0029, Friedrich Ebert.jpg Friedrich Ebert Jr.
(1894–1979)
30 November 1948 5 July 1967 SED
2 Herbert Fechner.jpg Herbert Fechner
(1913–1998)
5 July 1967 11 February 1974 SED
3 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-1028-040, Berlin, 750-Jahr-Feier, Stadtverordnetenversammlung (cropped).jpg Erhard Krack
(1931–2000)
11 February 1974 15 February 1990 SED
(until 1989)
PDS
(from 1989)
No image.png Hannelore Mensch
(born 1937)
Acting Lord Mayor
[Acting for Krack]
January 1979 1980 SED
No image.png Ingrid Pankraz
(born 1948)
Acting Lord Mayor
15 February 1990 23 February 1990 PDS
4 No image.png Christian Hartenhauer
(born 1948)
23 February 1990 30 May 1990 PDS
5 Tino Schwierzina (cropped2).jpg Tino Schwierzina
(1927–2003)
30 May 1990 11 January 1991 SDP
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0713-309, Thomas Krüger.jpg Thomas Krüger
(born 1959)
Acting Lord Mayor
11 January 1991 24 January 1991 SDP

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Acting to 8 October 1947.
  2. ^ Acting to 8 November 1965.
  3. ^ Acting from 1 June 1990.
  4. ^ Provisional to 17 October 1954.

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