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  Böhmer, Wolfgang
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NameWolfgang Böhmer
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Born January 27, 1936 (88 years)
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InfoProf. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer was born on 27 January 1936 in Dürrhennersdorf (Saxony). He studied Medicine (doctorate: 1959, habilitation (qualification as a university lecturer): 1983) and worked as a doctor at the Gynaecological Hospital in Görlitz from 1960 to 1973. From 1974 to 1991 he served as head physician at the "Paul-Gerhardt-Stift" hospital in Wittenberg.

After the reunification of Germany, Böhmer went into politics. In 1990 he became a member of the Landtag (state parliament) of Saxony-Anhalt and in 1991 was appointed Minister of Finances. In 1993 he assumed the office of the Minister of Social Affairs, which he held until 1994.

Between 1994 and 2002 Böhmer occupied several political posts. He was a member of the Landtag, the Vice President of the Landtag, the Chairman of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) parliamentary group in the Landtag and the Chairman of the Saxony-Anhalt State CDU.

Beside his political work Böhmer was a member of the boards of directors of the foundations "Leucorea" and "Paul-Gerhardt-Stiftung Wittenberg", a member of the board of trustees of the "Luther-Gedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt" (The Luther Memorial Foundation of Saxony-Anhalt) and a member of the main committee of the "Diakonisches Werk der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen" (institution of social welfare of the Evangelical Church of the Province of Saxony). Currently he is a member of the "Sozialkammer der Evangelischen Kirchen Deutschlands" (committee on social issues of the Evangelical Church in Germany).

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer has been the Minister-President of the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 16 May 2002.

He is widowed, remarried and father of a son.

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