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Markus Meckel
Meckel in 2023
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 12 April 1990 – 20 August 1990
Minister-President
Lothar de Maizière
Preceded by
Oskar Fischer
Succeeded by
Lothar de Maizière (acting)
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the GDR
Acting
In office 26 March 1990 – 9 June 1990
Preceded by
Ibrahim Böhme
Succeeded by
Wolfgang Thierse
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag for Uckermark – Barnim I (Prenzlau – Angermünde – Schwedt – Templin – Gransee; 1990–2002)
In office 20 December 1990 – 27 October 2009
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Sabine Stüber
Member of the Volkskammer for Magdeburg
In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born
(1952-08-18) 18 August 1952 (age 71) Müncheberg, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany (now Brandenburg, Germany)
Political party
Social Democratic Party of Germany (1990–)
Other political affiliations
Social Democratic Party in the GDR (1989–1990)
Alma mater
Katechetisches Oberseminar Naumburg (Saale)
Occupation
Politician
Theologian
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representing the Network in its member countries and elsewhere. Members: MarkusMeckel, Germany (chairman of the Advisory Board) Ján Budaj, Slovakia Dr Stephan...
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