Monika Werner
Monika Werner (born 10 March 1938) is a German former politician who was a member of the State Council of East Germany, the country's collective head of state, from 1986 until 1990.[1]
Life
Werner was born in Markranstädt near Leipzig into a working-class family. She finished the Abitur and studied at HfÖ Berlin, completing a diploma in economics in 1960. She worked as an economist and was a manager at VEB Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler" in Hennigsdorf.[1]
She was a functionary of the Free German Youth, joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in 1958 and the Free German Trade Union Federation in 1960. Werner was also a local SED party executive in Henningsdorf. From 1963 until 1989 she was a member of the Volkskammer, where she participated in the committees on finance and social issues, and later also the Staatsrat (State Council).[1]
Werner was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit. In 1990 she retired from politics and subsequently worked in the real estate sector.[1]
References
- Müller-Enbergs, Helmut. "Werner, Monika" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Baumgartner, Gabriele; Hebig, Dieter (1996). Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR (in German). Vol. Band 1+2. Munich: K.G. Saur. pp. 1000–1003. ISBN 9783111699134.
- Buch, Günter (1987). Namen und Daten wichtiger Personen der DDR (in German). J.H.W. Dietz. p. 350. ISBN 3-8012-0121-X.