Christoph Bergner

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.