Bernd Otto Neumann (born 6 January 1942) is a former
German politician and since 2014 president of the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
Biography
Neumann was born in
Elbing,
East Prussia
East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label=Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...
, now
Elbląg
Elbląg (; german: Elbing, Old Prussian: ''Elbings'') is a city in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, located in the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 117,390 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It is the capital of Elbląg County.
...
,
Poland. Following the
flight and expulsion of Germans after
World War II he found refuge in
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
,
West Germany. Neumann studied from 1961 to 1966 at the
University of Bremen and later he worked as teacher until 1971 in Bremen. Neumann is married and has two children.
Since 1962, Neumann has been a member of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 1979 to 2008, he led the CDU in Bremen. He was a member of the
Bürgerschaft of Bremen from 1971 to 1987. Since 1987, Neumann has been a member of the
Bundestag. He served from 1991 to 1998 as
Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology. From November 2005 until December 2013, Neumann was the
Minister of State at the
German Chancellery and Representative of the Federal Government for Culture. At the 2009 federal election, he unsuccessfully contested the
Bremen II – Bremerhaven constituency, but was elected from the land list.
See also
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Cabinet Kohl IV
The Fourth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on 18 January 1991 and laid down its function on 15 November 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, wh ...
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Cabinet Kohl V
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Merkel Cabinet
References
External links
Bernd Neumannin
German National Library
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1942 births
Living people
People from East Prussia
People from Elbląg
Members of the Bundestag for Bremen
University of Bremen alumni
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013
Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009
Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005
Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002
Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998
Members of the Bundestag 1990–1994
Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany