Dr. Werner Münch (born 25 September 1940 in

Bottrop Bottrop () is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr industrial area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck, and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail cente ...

Province of Westphalia The Province of Westphalia () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. In turn, Prussia was the largest component state of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, of the Weimar Republic and from 1918 ...

) is a German politician ( CDU). After the reunification of Germany he moved to Saxony-Anhalt where he became the first Financial Minister of this state since refounding of same after the reunification under the 1st Minister-President

Gerd Gies Gerd Gies (born 24 May 1943 in Stendal, Germany) is a German politician ( CDU). He was the 1st Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt after its creation following the reunification of Germany. Gies held office from October 1990 to 4 July 1991, wh ...

. After Gies had to resign already in 1991 Münch was elected as 2nd Minister-President of

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from 4 July 1991 to 28 November 1993, when he resigned after criticism over alleged overpayments. He was succeeded by

Christoph Bergner Christoph Bergner (born 24 November 1948) is a German politician and member of the conservative CDU. Bergner was the 3rd Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt from 1993 until 1994. Life and political career Christoph Bergner was born in Zwickau ...

. On 25 February 2009 Münch quit membership of the CDU after 37 years.Werner Münch verlässt die CDU „Das Lavieren der Vorsitzenden“
FAZ.net 25 February 2009 He motivated his step with the "loss of conservative skills" of the party under the leadership of Angela Merkel. As example he mentioned her critical words against Pope Benedict XVI.

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