Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (née
Schulz; ; born 20 April 1946) is a German doctor and politician. A member of the
Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), she was
president of the
People's Chamber of
East Germany from April to October 1990. During this time, she was also the interim head of state of East Germany, holding both posts until the state's merger into
West Germany in October. She was the youngest, only female and the last head of state of East Germany. After the
reunification of Germany, she served in the government of Chancellor
Helmut Kohl, first as
Minister for Special Affairs, one of five appointed in October 1990 to provide representation for the last East German government in the Kohl cabinet, then as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Health for the remainder of Chancellor Kohl's time in office.
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