Volkskammer (East Germany)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Volkskammer_(East_Germany)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:unicameral_legislature
gptkbp:abolished 2 October 1990
gptkbp:country gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:dissolved 1990
gptkbp:established 1949
gptkbp:firstElection 15 October 1950
gptkbp:function passed laws
elected Council of Ministers
approved government policies
elected National Defence Council
elected State Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volkskammer (East Germany)
gptkbp:lastElection 18 March 1990
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:German_Democratic_Republic
unicameral
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palace_of_the_Republic,_Berlin
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Palace_of_the_Republic
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Volkskammer_der_Deutschen_Demokratischen_Republik
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 500
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany_(SED)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:German_People's_Council
gptkbp:president gptkb:Günther_Maleuda
gptkb:Horst_Sindermann
gptkb:Johannes_Dieckmann
gptkb:Sabine_Bergmann-Pohl
gptkb:Werner_Eberlein
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_East_Germany
gptkbp:votingSystem free elections (1990)
single-list voting (until 1990)
gptkbp:website https://www.bundestag.de/volkskammer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Germany_(after_WWII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7