The Democratic Peasant Party of Germany (DKPG; German: Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands , DBD) is a conservative party in the GDR. It existed in 1948-1990.
| German Democratic Peasant Party | |
|---|---|
| Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands | |
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| Leader | |
| Established | April 29, 1948 |
| Dissolution date | 1990 |
| Headquarters | |
| Ideology | Agrarian socialism |
| Number of members | |
| Party print | Bauernecho |
The Democratic Peasant Party of Germany was formed on April 29, 1948 in the Soviet zone of German occupation . In 1990, it became part of the CDU (GDR) .
Organizational
DKPG consisted of district associations ( bezirksverband ) (until 1952 - land organizations ( landesverband )) one per district, district organizations from district organizations ( kreisverband ) one per district, district organizations from local groups ( ortsgruppe ) one per community.
The supreme body is the Party Congress ( Parteitag ), between party congresses the Central Board ( Zentralvorstand ), the highest official is the Party Chairman ( Parteivorsitzender ), the supreme control body is the party arbitration court ( parteischiedsgericht ), and the supreme audit body is the Central Audit Commission ( Zentra )
- District Associations
District associations corresponded to counties.
The supreme body of the district association is the district conference ( bezirksdelegiertenkonferenz ), between the district conferences - the district board ( bezirksvorstand ), the highest official of the district association is the district chairman ( bezirksvorsitzender ), the control body of the district association is the district party arbitration court ( bezirksparteischtice ), revision association - District Audit Commission ( bezirksrevisionscommission ).
Until 1952, instead of district associations, land associations ( landesverband ) existed . The highest body of the land association is the land conference ( landesdelegiertenkonferenz ), between land conferences - the land board ( landesvorstand ), the highest official of the land association is the land chairman ( landesvorsitzender ), the control body of the land association is the land party arbitration court ( landesparteischiedsgericht ), - Land Revision Commission ( landesrevisionscommission ).
- District associations
District associations corresponded to regions.
The supreme body of the district association is the district conference ( kreisdelegiertenkonferenz ), between district conferences - the district board ( kreisvorstand ), the highest official of the district association is the district chairman ( kreisvorsitzender ), the supervisory body of the district association is the district party arbitration court ( kreisparteischiedsgericht ) - district audit commission ( kreisrevisionskommission ).
- Local associations
Local associations corresponded to communities.
The supreme body of the local association is the general meeting ( mitgliederversammlung ), between the general meetings - the local government ( ortsvorstand ), the highest official of the local associations is the local chairman ( ortsvorsitzender ).
Educational institution - Central Party School (Zentralen Parteischule).
The central press organ is Peasant Echo.
Chairs
- Ernst Goldenbaum 1948-1982
- Ernst Mecklenburg 1982-1987
- Gunther Maloyd 1987–1990, 1989/90 penultimate president of the People’s Chamber
- Ulrich Junghanns 1990
Literature
- Theresia Bauer: Blockpartei und Agrarrevolution von oben. Die Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands 1948-1963. München 2003
- Peter Joachim Lapp: Die 'befreundeten Parteien' der SED. DDR-Blockparteien heute . Verlag Wissenschaft und Politik, Köln 1988, ISBN 3-8046-8699-0
- Peter Joachim Lapp: Ausverkauf. Das Ende der Blockparteien . Edition Ost, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-932180-58-5