Bernd Meier (politician)

Bernd Meier
Bernd Meier
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party; in Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder)
	In office; 15 November 1989 – February 1990
Second Secretary	Axel Henschke;
Preceded by	Christa Zellmer
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Preceded by
Volkskammer
Member of the Volkskammer ; for Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder)
	In office; 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Bernd Meier; 28 December 1944; Cainsdorf, Free State of Saxony, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died	30 May 2005 (aged 60)
Political party	Independent; (1990–2005)
Other political; affiliations	Party of Democratic Socialism; (1989–1990); Socialist Unity Party; (1963–1989)
Alma mater	"Karl Marx" Party Academy (Dipl.-Ges.-Wiss.);
Occupation	Politician; Party Functionary; Machinist;
Awards	Artur Becker Medal;
	Central institution membership 1989–1990: Member,; PDS Party Executive ; 1979–1985: Member,; FDJ Central Council ; Other offices held 1985–1989: First Secretary,; Socialist Unity Party at PCK Schwedt ; 1979–1985: First Secretary,; Free German Youth in Bezirk Frankfurt ; 1974–1978: Second Secretary,; Free German Youth in Bezirk Frankfurt ;

Bernd Meier (28 December 1944 – 30 May 2005) was a German politician (SED/PDS) and official of the FDJ. He served as first party secretary of the party leadership ("Bezirksleitung") for the Frankfurt (Oder) region and then as a member of the national parliament (Volkskammer) during the eventful run-up to reunification.^[1]

^ Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Meier, Bernd * 28.12.1944, † 30.5.2005 1. Sekretär der SED-Bezirksleitung Frankfurt (Oder)". Wer war wer in der DDR?. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin & Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, Berlin. Retrieved 17 November 2017.