Landesbevollmächtigter

Landesbevollmächtigter (English: State Commissioner) was the title for the provisional heads of government of the New states of Germany shortly after reunification.

then-Landesbevollmächtigter Josef Duchac casting his ballot for the 1990 Thuringian state election. He suceeded himself as Minister-President of Thuringia after his party had won the election.

German reunification took effect on 3 October 1990, when the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany as five re-established states. However, elections for the state governments of these five states took place on 14 October 1990 and the Landtag of these states elected the respective Minister-Presidents from late October to early November. Between the reunification and the election of the respective Minister-President, appointed Landesbevollmächtigte took on the role of heads of government.[1][2] They had been appointed by Minister-President of the GDR Lothar de Maizière. These Landesbevollmächtigte also represented their respective state in the Bundesrat, but only had an advisory vote.[3]

Except for Karl-Hermann Steinberg, who was revealed to have worked for the East German Stasi, all Landesbevollmächtigte were elected to the respective Landtag and were appointed state ministers:

  • Martin Brick was appointed Minister for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Jochen Wolf was appointed Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Transportation of Brandenburg
  • Rudolf Krause was appointed State Minister of the Interior of Saxony

Josef Duchac suceeded himself as Minister-President of Thuringia.

Landesbevollmächtigte
State Name Term Party
Took office Left office Days
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Martin Brick 3 October 1990 27 October 1990 24 Christian Democratic Union
Brandenburg Jochen Wolf 3 October 1990 1 November 1990 29 Social Democratic Party
Saxony-Anhalt Karl-Hermann Steinberg 3 October 1990 28 October 1990 25 Christian Democratic Union
Saxony Rudolf Krause 3 October 1990 27 October 1990 24 Christian Democratic Union
Thuringia Josef Duchac 3 October 1990 8 November 1990 36 Christian Democratic Union

References
  1. Vertrag zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik über die Herstellung der Einheit Deutschlands, 1990, pp. 6.
  2. "Amtsblatt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt vom 2. Okt. 1990". Landesbevollmächtigter des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. 1990. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  3. Vertrag zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik über die Herstellung der Einheit Deutschlands, 1990, pp. 18.
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