Christine Bergmann
Christine Bergmann (born 7 September 1939) is a German politician (SPD).
Christine Bergmann | |
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Christine Bergmann in 2010 | |
| Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | |
| In office 27 October 1998 – 22 October 2002 | |
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder |
| Preceded by | Claudia Nolte |
| Succeeded by | Renate Schmidt |
| Mayor of Berlin (deputy to Governing Mayor) | |
| In office December 1990 – 26 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ingrid Stahmer |
| Succeeded by | Annette Fugmann-Hessing |
| Berlin senator (Portfolio: Work, Professional Training and Women) | |
| In office December 1990 – 26 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Klein |
| Succeeded by | Gabriele Schöttler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1939 Dresden, Germany |
| Political party | SDP (1989-1990) SPD (since 1990) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | "Karl Marx" University, Leipzig |
She grew up in East Germany, embarking on a public political career only at the time of German reunification. During the final months of the German Democratic Republic she served as president of the East Berlin City Council. Moving from city politics to national politics, between 1998 and 2002 she served under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth. More recently, in 2016 she was appointed a member of the Independent Commission for Dealing with Sexual Abuse of Children ("Unabhängige Kommission zur Aufarbeitung sexuellen Kindesmissbrauchs"), having served as the full-time commissioner during 2010/2011.
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