Misplaced Pages

Gerd Gies

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
German politician
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (May 2022) Click for important translation instructions.
  • View a machine-translated version of the German article.
  • Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Misplaced Pages.
  • Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
  • You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Misplaced Pages article at ]; see its history for attribution.
  • You may also add the template {{Translated|de|Gerd Gies}} to the talk page.
  • For more guidance, see Misplaced Pages:Translation.
Gerd Gies
Gerd Gies (1990)
Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt
In office
28 October 1990 – 4 July 1991
DeputyGerd Brunner
Preceded byKarl-Hermann Steinberg (as Landesbevollmächtigter)
Succeeded byWerner Münch
Member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
In office
21 July 1994 – 25 May 1998
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJürgen Barth
ConstituencyGardelegen-Klötze
In office
28 October 1990 – 21 July 1994
Preceded byArmin Kleinau
Succeeded bymulti-member district
ConstituencyChristian Democratic Union List
Member of the Volkskammer
for Magdeburg
In office
5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1943-05-24) 24 May 1943 (age 81)
Stendal, Nazi Germany (now Germany)
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (1990–)
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) (1970–1990)
ResidenceMagdeburg
Alma materLeipzig University (Dr. med. vet.)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Veterinarian
  • Businessman

Gerd Gies (born 24 May 1943 in Stendal, Germany) is a German politician (CDU). He was the 1st Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt after its creation following the reunification of Germany. 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. He was succeeded by Werner Münch. Gies remained a parliamentary delegate until 1998. Afterwards, he worked in the energy industry and served on the board of Electrabel Germany.

External links

Preceded byposition created Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt Succeeded byWerner Münch
Minister-presidents of Saxony-Anhalt
Soviet administration / DDR (1945–90) Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
Federal Republic of Germany (since 1990)


Flag of GermanyPolitician icon Stub icon

This biography article about a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: