Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
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Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (born April 20, 1946) is a German conservative politician who served as the last head of state of East Germany from April 5 to October 2, 1990. The following day, East and West Germany were reunited.
She was born in Eisenach and studied medicine. She joined the CDU in 1981 and in March 1990 became a member of the Volkskammer. On April 5, 1990 she became the President of the Volkskammer and, as the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic had been abolished, head of state of East Germany (the first and only woman to hold the post). She met in East Berlin with former United States President Ronald Reagan before reunification and said "Mr. President, we have much to thank you for."[1] Upon unification she was named a Minister Without Portfolio. [2]
After reunification she became a member of the Bundestag. She was Federal Minister for Special Affairs from 1990 to 1991, and Under-Secretary of State for Health between 1991 and 1998. She retired from the Bundestag in September 2002. She is a Protestant. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ CARLYLE C. DOUGLAS. "Reagan Hailed for Taking the Evil Out Of The Empire?", The New York Times, September 16, 1990. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ Johanna McGeary. "Challenge In the East", Time Magazine, Nov. 1, 1990. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
| Preceded by Günther Maleuda |
President of the Volkskammer 1990 |
Succeeded by Post Abolished |
| Preceded by Manfred Gerlach (Chairman of the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic) |
Head of State of the German Democratic Republic 1990 |
Succeeded by Post Abolished The German Democratic Republic was abolished and its territory reunified with the Federal Republic of Germany under its President Richard von Weizsäcker. |
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