The Ministerrat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik ("Council of Ministers of the GDR") was the chief executive body, or government, of the German Democratic Republic from November 1950 until the GDR joined the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990. Originally formed as a body of 18 members, by 1989 the Ministerrat der DDR consisted of 44 members. Structure The Council was led by a chairman (Vorsitzender), equivalent to a Prime Minister. There were two first deputy chairmen and nine o… (More on Ministerrat)