Presidium of the Volkskammer
The Presidium of the People's Chamber was a group of members of the People's Chamber responsible for conducting its activities.
It consisted of representatives of parties and mass organizations, represented in the People's Chamber. The presidium was headed by the President of the People's Chamber.
1. Legislative Session (1950–1954)
| President | Party |
| Johannes Dieckmann | LDPD |
| Vice Presidents | Party |
| Hermann Matern Gerald Götting Ernst Goldenbaum Heinrich Homann Vincenz Müller | SED CDU DBD NDPD NDPD |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Friedrich Ebert Jr. Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Erich Geske Grete Groh-Kummerlöw | SED DFD SDA FDGB |
2. Legislative Session (1954–1958)
| President | Party |
| Johannes Dieckmann | LDPD |
| First Deputy President | Party |
| Hermann Matern | SED |
| Deputy Presidents | Party/organization |
| Friedrich Ebert Jr. Gerald Götting Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Grete Groh-Kummerlöw | SED CDU DFD FDGB |
3. Legislative Session (1958–1963)
| President | Party |
| Johannes Dieckmann | LDPD |
| First Deputy President | Party |
| Hermann Matern | SED |
| Deputy Presidents | Party/organization |
| Friedrich Ebert Jr. August Bach Ernst Goldenbaum Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Grete Groh-Kummerlöw | SED CDU DBD DFD FDGB |
4. Legislative Session (1963–1967)
| President | Party |
| Johannes Dieckmann | LDPD |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Hermann Matern | SED |
| Members | Party/organization |
| August Bach Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Otto Gotschke Ernst Goldenbaum Grete Groh-Kummerlöw Jonny Löhr | CDU CDU DFD SED DBD FDGB NDPD |
5. Legislative Session (1967–1971)
| President | Party |
| Johannes Dieckmann Gerald Götting | LDPD CDU |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Hermann Matern Friedrich Ebert Jr. | SED |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Otto Gotschke Ernst Goldenbaum Grete Groh-Kummerlöw Margaret Müller | CDU DFD SED DBD FDGB SED LDPD KB FDJ |
7. Legislative Session (1971–1976)
| President | Party |
| Gerald Götting | CDU |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Friedrich Ebert Jr. | SED |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Heinz Eichler Egon Krenz Ernst Goldenbaum Margarete Müller | SED DFD SED KB FDJ DBD LDPD FDGB NDPD |
8. Legislative Session (1976–1981)
| President | Party |
| Horst Sindermann | SED |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Friedrich Ebert Jr. Gerald Götting | SED CDU |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Wolfgang Heyl Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Heinz Eichler Egon Krenz Hans Rietz Johanna Töpfer | CDU SED DFD SED KB LDPD NDPD FD DBD FDGB |
8. Legislative Session (1981–1986)
| President | Party |
| Horst Sindermann | SED |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Gerald Götting | CSU |
| Members | Party/organization |
Wolfgang Heyl Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Heinz Eichler Ernst Mecklenburg Rudi Rothe Eberhard Aurich | LDPD LDPD CDU SED DFD SED KB DBD DBD FDGB FDJ NDPD |
9. Legislative Session (1986–1990)
First Presidium (1986–1989)
| President | Party |
| Horst Sindermann | SED |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Gerald Götting | CDU |
| Members | Party/organization |
Heinz Eichler Günther Hartmann Wolfgang Heyl Günther Maleuda Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher | LDPD SED NDPD FDGB CDU DBD SED VdgB DFD KB FDJ |
Second Presidium (1989–1990)
| President | Party |
| Günther Maleuda | DBD |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Werner Jarowinsky Käte Niederkirchner | SED SED-PDS SED-PDS PDS |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Heinz Eichler Günther Hartmann Wolfgang Heyl Käte Niederkirchner Christel Bednareck Eva Rohmann Cornelia Wolfram | SED NDPD CDU CDU DBD SED SED LDPD FDGB FDGB DFD VdgB KB FDJ |
10. Legislative Session (1990)
| President | Party |
| Sabine Bergmann-Pohl | CDU |
| Deputy Presidents | Party |
| Reinhard Höppner Käte Niederkirchner Jürgen Schmieder Wolfgang Ullmann Dieter Helm | SPD PDS DSU BFD B90 DBD |
| Members | Party |
| Dagmar Enkelmann Juliane Grehn Eberhard Goldhahn Paul Krüger Dieter Hoffmann Conrad-Michael Lehnert Bernd Meier Matthias Platzeck | PDS CDU CDU SPD SPD CDU BFD SPD CDU BFD PDS DSU B90/DG CDU |