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Last Premier of East Germany

About Lothar de Maizière

On March 18, 1990, the GDR held its first and only free parliamentary election—a watershed moment made possible not by revolutionaries but by a quiet legal architect who spent weeks drafting electoral regulations under Soviet scrutiny. As Minister of Justice before becoming Premier, Lothar de Maizière insisted on binding constitutional safeguards for civil liberties, even as Stasi files were being shredded in basements across Leipzig and Dresden. He negotiated the State Treaty with West Germany not from a position of strength but amid collapsing state infrastructure, empty coffers, and mass emigration—yet refused to sign until Article 23 of the Basic Law was explicitly confirmed as the reunification mechanism, anchoring unity in legal continuity rather than political expediency. His cabinet abolished the Ministry for State Security *by law*, not decree, ensuring accountability through judicial review. When the Berlin Wall fell, he was reviewing draft legislation on religious freedom; when the GDR dissolved, he oversaw the transfer of sovereignty—not through ceremony, but via certified notarial acts and treaty ratifications filed at the Federal Archives in Koblenz.

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Did de Maizière oppose German reunification?
No—he actively pursued it, but insisted reunification occur through legal accession under Article 23 of the West German Basic Law, not a new constitution. He believed this preserved democratic legitimacy and avoided constitutional vacuum, even though it meant the GDR would cease to exist as a sovereign entity.
What role did he play in opening Stasi files?
As Premier, he signed the 1991 Stasi Records Act, establishing the Gauck Authority. Crucially, he mandated that files remain publicly accessible *only* if individuals consented—or if access served proven legal or historical accountability, balancing transparency with privacy rights codified in GDR civil law.
Why did his government last only 11 months?
His coalition collapsed after the December 1990 federal elections, which transferred legislative authority to Bonn. More fundamentally, his mandate was transitional by design: the Volkskammer voted itself out of existence on October 2, 1990, fulfilling its sole purpose—to oversee lawful dissolution of the GDR state apparatus.
Was he ever investigated for Stasi collaboration?
Yes—between 1992–1994, prosecutors reviewed his file. They found no evidence of active cooperation, only routine surveillance as a CDU official. The inquiry concluded he had consistently opposed SED dominance within church-linked civic groups, a stance documented in internal Stasi assessments labeling him 'unreliable but non-subversive.'
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