| Country: | East Germany |
| Type: | legislative |
| Turnout: | 99.2% 0.6pp |
| Previous Election: | 1976 East German general election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1986 East German general election |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Seats For Election: | 500 seats in the Volkskammer |
| Leader1: | Erich Honecker |
| Party1: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
| Alliance1: | National Front |
| Seats1: | 127 |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| Before Election: | Willi Stoph |
| Before Party: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
| Posttitle: | Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election |
| After Election: | Willi Stoph |
| After Party: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
General elections were held in East Germany on 14 June 1981. 500 deputies were elected to the Volkskammer, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 679 Front candidates were put forward, with 500 being elected and 179 becoming substitute deputies. At its first session on 25 June, the Volkskammer re-elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected Chairman of the Council of State.