List of Volkskammer members (1st election period)

This is a list of members of the Volkskammer, the supreme power organ of East Germany, for the 1st election period.

Composition
In the Volkskammer election on October 19, 1950, according to official information, 99.72% of the voters voted for the proposal of the National Front (with a voter turnout of 99.7%).

Presidium
Johannes Dieckmann (LDPD) Hermann Matern (SED) Gerald Götting (CDU) Ernst Goldenbaum (DBD) Vincenz Müller (NDPD) until 1952 Heinrich Homann (NDPD) from December 17, 1952 Friedrich Ebert (SED) Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher (DFD) Erich Geske (SDA) until 1953 Grete Groh-Kummerlöw (FDGB)
 * President of the People's Chamber
 * Vice Presidents of the People's Chamber
 * Members

Faction Leaders
Hermann Matern Berthold Rose August Bach until 1952 Max Sefrin from 1952 Ralph Liebler until 1953 Vincenz Müller until 1952 Heinrich Homann from 1952 Herbert Warnke until 1953 Rudolf Kirchner from 1953 Erna Schäfer until 1953 Heinz Keßler Erich Wendt Ottomar Geschke Erich Geske Friedrich Wehmer
 * Faction of the SED
 * Faction of the DBD
 * Faction of the CDU
 * Faction of the LDPD
 * Faction of the NDPD
 * Faction of the FDGB
 * Faction of the DFD
 * Faction of the FDJ
 * Faction of the Cultural Association
 * Faction of the VVN
 * Faction of the SDA
 * Faction of the VdgB

Members of Parliament
Note: A handbook or directory in book form for the members of the 1st legislative period of the People's Chamber (Volkskammer) is not yet available. Through the evaluated sources, a relatively high percentage of completeness has been achieved. However, there might still be missing members. Especially the section labeled "Annotations" in the table should be considered a critical source. Only the entered dates of death can be considered as confirmed. The sources for information regarding leaving the parliament are mostly based on session protocols. These represent the official interpretation. The actual reasons for leaving (arrest, party expulsion, etc.) are rarely mentioned in the protocols. Discrepancies in timing can also occur. As the People's Chamber had extended session breaks, there was often a significant time span between the reason and the notification of mandate loss. Only the data for mandate successors can be regarded as confirmed, although it's not excluded that these members were already active in People's Chamber committees outside of the parliamentary sessions before official mandate recognition.

Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:Liste der Mitglieder der Volkskammer der DDR (1. Wahlperiode); see its history for attribution.