Christoph Bergner (born 24 November 1948) is a German politician and member of the conservative CDU. Bergner was the third Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt from 1993 until 1994.
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 ().
Christoph Bergner is a member of the Protestant church and has a critical estimation of Communism. 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
External links
Official website (CDU) Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) - biography Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) - biography