With the founding act of the German Democratic Republic on October 7, 1949, the previously existing German People's Council transformed into the Provisional People's Chamber of the GDR. At 12:45 PM on October 7, during its 9th and final session in the Grand Hall of the German Economic Commission, the German People's Council decided to transform itself into the Provisional People's Chamber of the GDR. At 5:35 PM on the same day, the Provisional People's Chamber was constituted. One of the purposes of this constitution was to enact the Constitution of the GDR into effect.

Composition Faction Seats of GDR Deputies Seats of Deputies from Greater Berlin Total Seats SED 96 DBD 15 CDU 46 LDPD 46 NDPD 17 FDGB 30 DFD 10 FDJ 10 Kulturbund 35 Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime 10 Peasants Mutual Aid Association 5 SDAThe SDA was the Social Democratic Action, former East Berlin SPD members. - 5 5 Cooperatives 5 Total 330

Members of the Presidium of the Provisional People's Chamber

PresidentJohannes Dieckmann (LDPD) Deputy PresidentHermann Matern (SED)Hugo Hickmann (CDU) until February 1950Josef Rambo (CDU)August Bach (CDU)Jonny Löhr (NDP) until April 1950Heinrich Homann (NDP) MembersHerbert Hoffmann (DBD)Erich Geske (SDA)Friedel Malter (FDGB)Friedrich Ebert (SED)Elli Schmidt (DFD)

Note: The composition of the Presidium contradicted Article 57 of the Constitution of the GDR dated October 7, 1949. According to this article, only factions with at least 40 deputies would have been allowed to send a representative to the Presidium. Specifically, this would have been the SED, LDPD, and CDU. The differentiation between NDP and DBD is also striking. While the National Democrats received a deputy position, the DBD was only represented by a member. The reason why no other mass organizations were considered except for the DFD and FDGB is not clear.

Faction Leaders

Faction of the SEDHermann Matern Faction of the CDUAugust Bach Faction of the LDPDRalph Liebler Faction of the DBDPaul Scholz Faction of the NDPDVincenz Müller Faction of the FDGB/FDJ/CooperativesHerbert Warnke Faction of the Kulturbund/DFD/VVNKlaus Gysi Faction of the SDAAugust Burde

MPs Note: A manual or directory in book form for the deputies of the Provisional People's Chamber was not available until November 2017.

Name Faction Remarks Kulturbund "Abusch, Alexander (1902–1982)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 16 October 2009. Kulturbund "Ackermann, Anton (1905-1973)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023. SED NDPD replaced Jonny Löhr, announced on April 19, 1950 " Agricola, Rudolf (1900 - 1985)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023. SED CDU DBD LDPD CDU CDU DBD SED CDU "Becher, Johannes R. (1891-1958)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023. Kulturbund cooperatives CDU LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Munz, announcement on June 28, 1950 DBD SED NDPD replaced Jakob-Adolf Heilmann, announced on January 18, 1950 LDPD VVN SED VdgB SED on February 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation FDGB Resignation of mandate in mid-October 1949Federal Archive File DY 34/4214 p. 68 FDGB "Bolz, Lothar (1903-1986)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023. NDPD SED CDU CDU LDPD "Bredel, Willi (1901-1964)". Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archives). 2004-2005. Retrieved 11 December 2023. Kulturbund SED FDJ Kulturbund SED FDGB SED Kulturbund SED SDA SED Kulturbund FDGB FDGB DBD Announcement of the resignation on November 9, 1949 SED NDPD LDPD CDU moved up on February 22, 1950 Kulturbund CDU FDGB Article by Marc Zirlewagen in Biographisch-Bibliographises Kirchenlexikon LDPD SED LDPD FDJ SED LDPD LDPD SED SED SED SED SED DFD moved up for the Abgeordneter Nierste, announcement on June 28, 1950 LDPD LDPD on April 19, 1950, announcement of the resignation CDU on February 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation SED FDJ NDPD SED deceased on June 22, 1950 SED LDPD LDPD in August 1950 fled to the Federal Republic, on September 6, 1950, announcement of the loss of mandate LDPD CDU VVN FDGB VVN Kulturbund SED SED DFD CDU CDU SED FDJ DFD FDJ CDU VVN SDA DFD SED FDGB deceased on December 1, 1949 CDU CDU DBD NDPD In the spring of 1950 he fled to the Federal Republic of Germany, on June 28, 1950, he announced that he had resigned his mandate SED SDA FDJ on February 8, 1950, announcement of the resignation, in March 1950 escape to West Berlin CDU FDGB following a decision by the parliamentary group on October 17, 1949, for Deputy Böhm FDGB SED Kulturbund DFD succeeded in May 1950 for the member of parliament Stark-Wintersig SED LDPD SED FDGB Kulturbund Kulturbund cooperatives CDU FDJ moved up for Helmut Kraus, announcement on November 9, 1949 FDGB NDPD deceased on December 9, 1949 FDJ VVN SED SED DBD SED Kulturbund LDPD died on July 12, 1950 SED Kulturbund CDU on February 9, 1950, announcement of the resignation CDU SED SED SED SED moved up for the Abgeordneter Kurt Fischer, announcement on August 9, 1950 DBD NDPD FDJ LDPD LDPD Moved up for the Abgeordneter Schnee, announced March 22, 1950 FDGB SED CDU SED SED LDPD LDPD SED Kulturbund DFD FDJ LDPD CDU Announcement of the resignation on November 9, 1949 FDGB CDU Kulturbund CDU CDU SED SED SED NDPD LDPD VdgB Mandate expired in July 1950 CDU NDPD SED NDPD FDJ Announced his resignation on November 9, 1949 SED SED LDPD on April 19, 1950, announcement of the resignation by fleeing to the Federal Republic of Germany LDPD fled to the Federal Republic in the summer of 1950, announcement of the loss of the mandate on August 9, 1950 LDPD moved up on February 8 for the Abgeordneter Blacks, fled to West Germany in late summer 1950, on September 6, 1950, announcement of the loss of the mandate LDPD LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Kurt Herrmann, Announcement on August 9, 1950 FDGB SED Kulturbund FDGB cooperatives Kulturbund cooperatives SED Kulturbund CDU Kulturbund LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Florey, Announcement September 6, 1950 SED SED SED VVN SED SED LDPD * LDPD escaped to West Berlin in October 1949 CDU LDPD NDPD Announcement of resignation on April 19, 1950 SED LDPD VdgB NDPD FDGB FDGB DBD VVN SED CDU LDPD SED SED Kulturbund VVN VVN Kulturbund NDPD LDPD died on November 22, 1949 SED SED LDPD Resigned October 11, 1949 SDA SED DBD NDPD LDPD Retired on June 28, 1950 FDGB Kulturbund Kulturbund Kulturbund DFD retired on May 1, 1950 CDU SED CDU CDU SED SED FDGB FDGB NDPD FDGB SED on February 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation SED replaced Paul Bismark on February 22, 1950 FDGB CDU SED DFD SED * CDU on January 18, 1950, moved up for Ludwig Kirsch on September 9, 1950, escaped to West Germany SED cooperatives DBD Kulturbund NDPD DFD CDU LDPD moved up for Max Suhrbier, announcement on November 9, 1949 DBD Kulturbund CDU In January 1950 he fled to West Germany, on February 9, 1950, the announcement was made that his mandate had expired SED DBD moved up for Josef Czimoniak, announcement on November 9, 1949 CDU CDU NDPD CDU on February 9, 1950, announcement of the resignation SED FDGB FDGB SED CDU LDPD Moved up for the Abgeordneter War, announced September 6, 1950 SED CDU VVN SED LDPD DBD on March 22, 1950, announcement of the resignation LDPD SED DFD LDPD FDGB DFD LDPD SED DFD LDPD replaced Alfons Müller on October 11, 1949, announcement of the loss of mandate on February 22, 1950 SED DBD LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Wenk, announcement on April 19, 1950 SED LDPD SED Kulturbund LDPD LDPD on February 8, 1950, announcement of the resignation due to simultaneous mandate in the state chamber SED Kulturbund SED SED CDU LDPD replaced the deceased Deputy Moeller, announcement on December 7, 1949 NDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Goosmann, announcement on June 28, 1950 SED CDU moved up on February 22, 1950 relieved of all party offices in June 1950 as a Hickmann supporter LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Kressner, announcement on April 19, 1950 FDGB Member from December 1949, replacing Bernhard Göring DFD resigned in May 1950 LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Kretschmer, announcement on August 9, 1950 LDPD CDU SED Kulturbund LDPD Arrested in August 1950 LDPD SED Replaced Wilhelm Pieck on February 22, 1950 LDPD Kulturbund Kulturbund LDPD on November 9, 1949, announcement of the resignation due to the simultaneous mandate in the state chamber SED LDPD moved up for the Abgeordneter Barrels, announced April 19, 1950 SED CDU DBD LDPD LDPD FDJ SED CDU SED SED CDU DBD replaced Felix Scheffler, announcement on March 22, 1950 VdgB SED CDU moved up on February 22, 1950 FDGB SED FDGB VdgB Kulturbund DBD LDPD March 1950 Expulsion from all offices, on April 19, 1950, announcement of the resignation SDA SED LDPD FDGB SED CDU FDGB SED CDU NDPD FDGB SED SED Kulturbund

References

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