Cabinet Name: | Cabinet of Lothar de Maizière |
Jurisdiction: | East Germany |
Flag: | Flag of East Germany.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Dissolved: | |
Government Head Title: | Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Government Head: | Lothar de Maizière (CDU) |
Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
Deputy Government Head: | Peter-Michael Diestel (DSU) |
State Head Title: | President of the People's Chamber |
State Head: | Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (CDU) |
Political Party: | CDU, DSU, DA, BFD, |
Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
Opposition Parties: | --> |
Opposition Leaders: | --> |
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 coalition government between the Alliance for Germany (Christian Democratic Union (CDU), German Social Union (DSU), Democratic Awakening (DA)), Social Democratic Party in the GDR (SPD), and Association of Free Democrats (BFD). On 16 August, three ministers were fired from the cabinet. In protest, the SPD left the coalition and their remaining ministers resigned on 20 August.[1]