Presidium of the Volkskammer
Presidium of the People's Chamber
It consisted of representatives of parties and mass organizations, represented in the People's Chamber. The presidium was headed by a Chairman.
1. Legislative Session (1950–1954)
| President | Party |
| Johannes Dieckmann | LDPD |
| Vice President | Party |
| Hermann Matern Gerald Götting Ernst Goldenbaum Heinrich Homann Vincenz Müller | SED CDU DBD NDPD NDPD |
| Members | Party/organization |
| Friedrich Ebert junior 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 President | Party/organization |
| Friedrich Ebert junior Gerald Götting Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Grete Schirmer-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 |
| Fredrich Ebert junior August Bach Ernst Goldenbaum Wilhelmine Schimer-Pöscher Grete Groh-Kummerlöw | SED CDU DBD DFD FDGB |
4. Legislative Session (1963–1967)
| President | Party |
| Johannes Dieckmann | LDPD |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Hermann Matern | SED |
| Member | Party/organization |
| August Bach Hermann Kalb 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 junior | SED |
| Member | Party/organization |
| Hermann Kalb Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Otto Gotschke Ernst Goldenbaum Grete Groh-Kummerlöw Margaret Müller Willi-Peter Konzok Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Werner Engst | CDU DFD SED DBD FDGB SED LDPD Kulturbund FDJ |
7. Legislative Session (1971–1976)
| President | Party |
| Gerald Götting | CDU |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Friedrich Ebert junior | SED |
| Member | Party/organization |
| Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Heinz Eichler Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Egon Krenz Ernst Goldenbaum Willi-Peter Konzok Margarete Müller Wolfgang Rösser | SED DFD SED Kulturbund FDJ DBD LDPD FDGB NDPD |
8. Legislative Session (1976–1981)
| President | Party |
| Horst Sindermann | SED |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Friedrich Ebert junior Gerald Götting | SED CDU |
| Member | Party/organization |
| Wolfgang Heyl Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Heinz Eichler Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Willi-Peter Konzok Werner Rösser Egon Krenz Hans Rietz Johanna Töpfer | CDU SED DFD SED Kulturbund LDPD NDPD FD DBD FDGB |
8. Legislative Session (1981–1986)
| President | Party |
| Horst Sindermann | SED |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Gerald Götting | CSU |
| Member | Party/organization |
| Willi-Peter Konzuk Rudolf Agsten Wolfgang Heyl Erich Mückenberger Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Heinz Eichler Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Ernst Mecklenburg Rudi Rothe Werner Heilemann Eberhard Aurich Wolfgang Rösser | LDPD LDPD CDU SED DFD SED Kulturbund 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 |
| Member | Party/organization |
| Rudolf Agsten Heinz Eichler Günther Hartmann Werner Heilemann Wolfgang Heyl Günther Maleuda Erich Mückenberger Manfred Scheler Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Volker Voigt | LDPD SED NDPD FDGB CDU DBD SED VdgB DFD Kulturbund FDJ |
Second Presidium (1989–1990)
| President | Party |
| Günther Maleuda | DBD |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Werner Jarowinsky Käte Niederkirchner | SED SED-PDS SED-PDS Party of Democratic Socialism |
| Member | Party/organization |
| Heinz Eichler Günther Hartmann Wolfgang Heyl Adolf Niggemeier Michael Koplanski Käte Niederkirchner Heinz Albrecht Hans-Dieter Raspe Christel Bednareck Siegfried Hanusch Eva Rohmann Manfred Scheler Karl-Heinz Schulmeister Cornelia Wolfram | SED NDPD CDU CDU DBD SED SED LDPD FDGB FDGB DFD VdgB Kulturbund FDJ |
10. Legislative Session (1990)
| President | Party |
| Sabine Bergmann-Pohl | CDU |
| Deputy President | Party |
| Reinhard Höppner Käte Niederkirchner Stefan Gottschall Jürgen Schmieder Wolfgang Ullmann Dieter Helm | SPD PDS DSU BFD Bündnis 90 DBD |
| Member | Party |
| Dagmar Enkelmann Juliane Grehn Eberhard Goldhahn Martin Gutzeit Frank Heltzig Paul Krüger Dieter Hoffmann Susanne Seils Harald-Dietrich Kühne Conrad-Michael Lehnert Bernd Meier Lothar Piche Matthias Platzek Stefanie Rehm | PDS CDU CDU SPD SPD CDU BFD SPD CDU BND PDS DSU Bündnis 90/Die Grüne CDU |