Christoph Bergner

Christoph Bergner, 2007

Christoph Bergner (born 24 November 1948 in Zwickau) is a German politician and member of the conservative CDU.

Life and political career

Christoph Bergner was born in Zwickau, Sachsen. After finishing his agronomy studies in 1971, he earned a doctorate and worked as a research associate at the Institut für Biochemie der Pflanzen der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR from 1974 until 1990.

Bergner was Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 1993 until 1994. Since 2002, he has been a member of the Bundestag; since 2005, a secretary of state in the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany); since 2006, he is Federal commissioner for national minorities (German: Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Aussiedlerfragen und nationale Minderheiten).

Christoph Bergner is a member of the Protestant church and has a critical estimation of Communism^[1]. He is married with three children.

See also

• Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)
• Cabinet Merkel II
• Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
• European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
• Volga Germans
• Russian Mennonite
• Deutsche Nationalkreis Asowo
• Deutsche Nationalkreis Halbstadt

References

1. ^ http://www.das-parlament.de/2011/04/Innenpolitik/33173996.html

External links

• Official website (CDU)
• Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) - biography
• Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) - biography

Political offices
Preceded by Werner Münch	Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt 1993–1994	Succeeded by Reinhard Höppner

Persondata
Name	Bergner, Christoph
Alternative names
Short description	German politician
Date of birth	24 November 1948
Place of birth	Zwickau, Germany
Date of death
Place of death