Bernd Neumann
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, now Elbląg, Poland. Following the flight and expulsion of Germans after World War II he found refuge in Bremen, 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.[1]
Since 1962, Neumann has been a member of the
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
- Cabinet Kohl IV
- Cabinet Kohl V
- Merkel Cabinet
References
- ^ "Staatsminister für Kultur und Medien Bernd Neumann" (in German). bundesregierung.de. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
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