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Gerd Gies (born 24 May 1943 in
Stendal The Hanseatic City of Stendal () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the Stendal District and the unofficial capital of the Altmark region. Geography Situated west of the Elbe valley, the Stendal town centre is located ...
,
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
) is a German politician ( CDU). He was the 1st Minister President of
Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
after its creation following the
reunification of Germany German reunification () was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the German Democratic Republic and the integration of i ...
. Gies held office from October 1990 to 4 July 1991, when he was forced to resign after he was accused of having collaborated with the
Stasi The Ministry for State Security (, ; abbreviated MfS), commonly known as the (, an abbreviation of ), was the Intelligence agency, state security service and secret police of East Germany from 1950 to 1990. It was one of the most repressive pol ...
. He was succeeded by
Werner Münch Dr. Werner Münch (born 25 September 1940 in Bottrop, Province of Westphalia) is a German politician ( CDU). After the reunification of Germany he moved to Saxony-Anhalt where he became the first Financial Minister of this state since refoundin ...
. Gies remained a parliamentary delegate until 1998. Afterwards, he worked in the energy industry and served on the board of Electrabel Germany.


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Dr. Gerd Gies at the Bundesverband Neuer Energieanbieter
1943 births Living people People from Stendal Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) politicians Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt Christian Peace Conference members Minister-presidents of Saxony-Anhalt Leipzig University alumni {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub