Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

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Sabine Bergmann-Pohl Bundesministerin a. D.
Bergmann-Pohl in 1990
Head of state of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Interim
In office 5 April 1990 – 3 October 1990
Minister-President	Hans Modrow Lothar de Maizière
Preceded by	Manfred Gerlach (as Chairman of the State Council)
Succeeded by	Richard von Weizsäcker (as President of Germany)
President of the Volkskammer
In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Deputy	See list Reinhard Höppner Käte Niederkirchner Stefan Gottschall Jürgen Schmieder Wolfgang Ullmann Dieter Helm
Preceded by	Günther Maleuda
Succeeded by	Rita Süssmuth (as President of the Bundestag)
Minister for Special Affairs
In office 3 October 1990 – 18 January 1991 Serving with Rudolf Seiters, Hans Klein, Günther Krause, Lothar de Maizière, Rainer Ortleb, Hansjoachim Walther
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Health
In office 18 January 1991 – 26 October 1998
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Minister	Gerda Hasselfeldt Horst Seehofer
Preceded by	Anton Pfeifer
Succeeded by	Christa Nickels
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the Bundestag for Berlin (Volkskammer; 1990) In office 3 October 1990 – 17 October 2002 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by multi-member district Member of the Volkskammer for East Berlin In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Sabine Schulz (1946-04-20) 20 April 1946 (age 78) Eisenach, Thuringia, Soviet occupation zone, Allied-occupied Germany (now Germany)
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (1990–)
Other political affiliations	Christian Democratic Union (East) (1981–1990)
Spouses	Ulrich Pohl ​ (m. 1972⁠–⁠1979)​ Jürgen Bergmann ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	2
Residence	Berlin
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin (Dr. med.)
Occupation	Politician Physician nonprofit CEO

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (née Schulz; German: [zaˈbiːnə ˈbɛʁkman poːl]; 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 1991 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.^[1]