Council of Ministers

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The Council of Ministers was the chief executive and administrative body of the German Democratic Republic, responsible for implementing state policy and managing government affairs.

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Label Occurrences
Council of Ministers canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive body
government cabinet
alsoKnownAs Ministerrat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik NERFINISHED
canIssue decisions
instructions
ordinances
country German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
dissolutionYear 1990
dissolvedWith German reunification NERFINISHED
dominantPartyInfluence Socialist Unity Party of Germany NERFINISHED
existedIn Eastern Bloc NERFINISHED
governmentBranch executive branch of the German Democratic Republic
governs territory of the German Democratic Republic
hasJurisdictionOver civil administration
cultural policy implementation
economic administration
social policy implementation
hasPart Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers NERFINISHED
heads of central state committees
ministers
other senior officials
headedBy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
ideologicalOrientation Marxist–Leninist state administration
legalBasis Constitution of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
meetsAt East Berlin NERFINISHED
oversightOf central state administration
partOf state apparatus of the German Democratic Republic
politicalCharacter one-party dominated cabinet
politicalSystem socialist state
reportsTo State Council of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
Volkskammer NERFINISHED
responsibleFor drafting of regulations and decrees
economic planning and management
foreign policy implementation
implementation of Five-Year Plans
internal administration
management of state-owned enterprises through ministries
public order and security policy implementation
role chief administrative body of the German Democratic Republic
chief executive body of the German Democratic Republic
implementation of state policy
management of government affairs
subordinateTo State Council of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
Volkskammer NERFINISHED
timePeriod Cold War

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Volkskammer oversightOf Council of Ministers