Jochen Borchert (born 25 April 1940 in

Nahrstedt Nahrstedt () is a village and a former municipality in the Stendal (district), district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Stendal. Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Stendal {{Stendal-geo-s ...

, Stendal) is a German

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and member of the CDU. He was minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in

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Helmut Kohl's cabinet from 1993 to 1998. From 1980 to 2009 he has been a member of the

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