Monika Werner
Monika Werner (born 10 March 1938) is a German former politician who was a member of the State Council of East Germany, the country's collective head of state, from 1986 until 1990.[1]
Life[]
Werner was born in Markranstädt near Leipzig into a working-class family. She finished the Abitur and studied at , completing a diploma in economics in 1960. She worked as an economist and was a manager at VEB Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler" in Hennigsdorf.[1]
She was a functionary of the Free German Youth, joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in 1958 and the Free German Trade Union Federation in 1960. Werner was also a local SED party executive in Henningsdorf. From 1963 until 1989 she was a member of the Volkskammer, where she participated in the committees on finance and social issues, and later also the Staatsrat (State Council).[1]
Werner was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit. In 1990 she retired from politics and subsequently worked in the real estate sector.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Müller-Enbergs, Helmut. "Werner, Monika" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Baumgartner, Gabriele; Hebig, Dieter (1996). Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR (in German). Band 1+2. Munich: K.G. Saur. pp. 1000–1003. ISBN 9783111699134.
- Buch, Günter (1987). Namen und Daten wichtiger Personen der DDR (in German). J.H.W. Dietz. p. 350. ISBN 3-8012-0121-X.
- 1938 births
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- People from Markranstädt
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany politicians
- Free German Youth members
- Free German Trade Union Federation members
- Members of the Volkskammer
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- Members of the State Council of East Germany
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany politician stubs