Germany: National Executive: 1918-1919 In power-sharing agreement with the Soviet Executive (formally from 22 Nov 1918). Rat der Volksbeauftragten [1][2] 10 Nov 1918 - 11 Feb 1919 Friedrich Ebert 10 Nov 1918 - 29 Dec 1918 Hugo Haase 10 Nov 1918 - 11 Feb 1919 Philipp Scheidemann 10 Nov 1918 - 11 Feb 1919 Otto Landsberg 10 Nov 1918 - 29 Dec 1918 Wilhelm Dittmann 10 Nov 1918 - 29 Dec 1918 Emil Barth 29 Dec 1918 - 11 Feb 1919 Gustav Noske 29 Dec 1918 - 11 Feb 1919 Rudolf Wissell [1] Also in official use: Provisorische Regierung; Reichsregierung (for promulgation of laws from 30 Dec 1918). [2] The position of chairperson (Vorsitzender) was occupied jointly by: Ebert and Haase (10 Nov 1918 - 29 Dec 1918), Ebert and Scheidemann (30 Dec 1918 - 11 Feb 1919). Last updated on: 14 Feb 2010 21:00:00