De Maizière cabinet
Cabinet of Lothar de Maizière | |
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Cabinet of East Germany | |
Ministers sign the coalition agreement, 12 April 1990. From left to right: Rainer Eppelmann, Markus Meckel, Lothar de Maizière, Hans-Wilhelm Ebeling, Rainer Ortleb | |
| Date formed | 12 April 1990 |
| Date dissolved | 2 October 1990 (5 months and 20 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the People's Chamber | Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (CDU) |
| Minister-President | Lothar de Maizière (CDU) |
| Deputy Minister-President | Peter-Michael Diestel (DSU) |
| Member party | CDU, DSU, DA, BFD, |
| Status in legislature | Majority coalition governmentMarch–August 1990:303 / 400 (76%)
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| History | |
| Election | 1990 general election |
| Predecessor | Modrow |
| Successor | Kohl III (reunified Germany) |
The cabinet of Lothar de Maizière was the last cabinet of East Germany before German reunification. It was formed on 12 April 1990, following the general election in March, and existed until reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.
It was originally a grand coalition government between the centre-right Alliance for Germany (Christian Democratic Union (CDU), German Social Union (DSU), Democratic Awakening (DA)), the centre-left Social Democratic Party in the GDR (SPD), and the centre Association of Free Democrats (BFD). On 16 August, three ministers were sacked from the cabinet. In protest, the SPD left the coalition and their remaining ministers resigned on 20 August.