Markus Meckel

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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 72) 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

Markus Meckel (born 18 August 1952) is a German theologian and politician. He was the penultimate foreign minister of the GDR and a member of the German Bundestag.