Ulrich Junghanns
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Ulrich Junghanns is a German
politician. From 2002 till 2008 he was Minister of Economy in the German state of Brandenburg
and deputy Minister-President
from 2007 till 2008.
Junghanns went to a Polytechnic Secondary School
and later became an apprentice at the national stud farm
at Moritzburg
. In 1986 he graduated from a correspondence course of State sciences
. In 1974 he joined the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
(DBD), a satellite party of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany
(SED). In 1990 Junghanns was elected as the deputy chairman of the DBD and shortly after that became the acting chairman of the party. In September 1990 the DBD fused with the CDU
and until 1992 Junghanns was member of the board of the German Christian Democratic Union.
In 1990 he was elected to the board of the CDU organisation in Brandenburg
and as chairman of the CDU faction in the Landtag
. From 1990 till 1998 Junghanns was a member of the Bundestag
and chairman of the Brandenburg delegacy in the CDU faction. In 2007 he follow Jörg Schönbohm
as chairman of the Brandenburg CDU, but resign from this post after the electoral defeat of the CDU in the 2008 Local Elections in Brandenburg.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
politician. From 2002 till 2008 he was Minister of Economy in the German state of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
and deputy Minister-President
Minister-President
A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
from 2007 till 2008.
Junghanns went to a Polytechnic Secondary School
Polytechnic Secondary School
The polytechnic secondary school, officially ten-class general educational polytechnic secondary school, abbreviation POS, pronounced P-O-S, was the standard type of school in the school system of East Germany. The POS was established in 1959 to replace the hitherto existing Grundschule...
and later became an apprentice at the national stud farm
Stud farm
A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry, is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock. The word "stud" comes from the Old English stod meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding" Historically, documentation of the breedings that occur on a stud farm leads to the...
at Moritzburg
Moritzburg
Moritzburg is a municipality in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, between Meißen as early centre of Saxony and the today's capital Dresden. It is most famous for its Baroque castle, Schloss Moritzburg....
. In 1986 he graduated from a correspondence course of State sciences
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. In 1974 he joined the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
The Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany ) was an East German political party. The DBD was founded in 1948. It had 52 representatives in the Volkskammer, as part of the National Front. The DBD participated in all GDR cabinets...
(DBD), a satellite party of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology...
(SED). In 1990 Junghanns was elected as the deputy chairman of the DBD and shortly after that became the acting chairman of the party. In September 1990 the DBD fused with the CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
and until 1992 Junghanns was member of the board of the German Christian Democratic Union.
In 1990 he was elected to the board of the CDU organisation in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
and as chairman of the CDU faction in the Landtag
Landtag
A Landtag is a representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority.- Name :...
. From 1990 till 1998 Junghanns was a member of the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
and chairman of the Brandenburg delegacy in the CDU faction. In 2007 he follow Jörg Schönbohm
Jörg Schönbohm
Jörg Schönbohm is a German politician and a retired Lieutenant General. He was the first commander of the Bundeswehr Eastern Command in 1990, which supervised the absorption of the East German National People's Army into the Federal German armed forces...
as chairman of the Brandenburg CDU, but resign from this post after the electoral defeat of the CDU in the 2008 Local Elections in Brandenburg.