Gerd Gies (born 24 May 1943 in

Stendal The Hanseatic City of Stendal () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the capital of the Stendal District and the unofficial capital of the Altmark region. Geography Situated west of the Elbe valley, the Stendal town centre is located s ...

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) is a German politician ( CDU). He was the 1st

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after its creation following the

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. Gies held office from October 1990 to 4 July 1991, when he was forced to resign after he was accused of having collaborated with the

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. He was succeeded by

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. Gies remained a parliamentary delegate until 1998. Afterwards, he worked in the energy industry and served on the board of Electrabel Germany.

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Dr. Gerd Gies at the Bundesverband Neuer Energieanbieter
1943 births Living people People from Stendal Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) politicians Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt Christian Peace Conference members Ministers-President of Saxony-Anhalt {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub