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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
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| name = Birgit Breuel | | name = Birgit Breuel | ||
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| image = File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F088082-0018,_Birgit_Breuel.jpg | | image = File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F088082-0018,_Birgit_Breuel.jpg | ||
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| caption = Breuel in June 1991 | | caption = Breuel in June 1991 | ||
| order = | | order = | ||
| office4 = President of the ''Treuhandanstalt'' | | office4 = President of the ''Treuhandanstalt'' | ||
| appointer4 = [[Helmut Kohl]] | | appointer4 = [[Helmut Kohl]] | ||
| deputy4 = Heinrich Hornef | | deputy4 = Heinrich Hornef | ||
| term_start4 = 13 April 1991 | | term_start4 = 13 April 1991 | ||
| term_end4 = 31 December 1994 | | term_end4 = 31 December 1994 | ||
| predecessor4 = [[Detlev Rohwedder]] | | predecessor4 = [[Detlev Rohwedder]] | ||
| successor4 = Heinrich Hornef {{small|(as President of the ''Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben'')}} | | successor4 = Heinrich Hornef {{small|(as President of the ''Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben'')}} | ||
| office5 = Minister of | | office5 = Minister of Financeof Lower Saxony | ||
| 1blankname5 = {{nowrap|Minister-President}} | | 1blankname5 = {{nowrap|Minister-President}} | ||
| 1namedata5 = Ernst Albrecht | | 1namedata5 = Ernst Albrecht | ||
| term_start5 = 9 July 1986 | | term_start5 = 9 July 1986 | ||
| term_end5 = 21 June 1990 | | term_end5 = 21 June 1990 | ||
| predecessor5 = Burkhard Ritz | | predecessor5 = Burkhard Ritz | ||
| successor5 = Hinrich Swieter | | successor5 = Hinrich Swieter | ||
| office6 = Minister for Economics and | | office6 = Minister for Economics and Transportationof Lower Saxony | ||
| 1blankname6 = {{nowrap|Minister-President}} | | 1blankname6 = {{nowrap|Minister-President}} | ||
| 1namedata6 = Ernst Albrecht | | 1namedata6 = Ernst Albrecht | ||
| term_start6 = 28 June 1978 | | term_start6 = 28 June 1978 | ||
| term_end6 = 9 July 1986 | | term_end6 = 9 July 1986 | ||
| predecessor6 = Erich Küpker | | predecessor6 = Erich Küpker | ||
| successor6 = Walter Hirche {{small|(Economy, Technology and Transport)}} | | successor6 = Walter Hirche {{small|(Economy, Technology and Transport)}} | ||
| office7 = Member of the<br />Hamburg Parliament | | office7 = Member of the<br />Hamburg Parliament | ||
| term_start7 = 14 April 1970 | | term_start7 = 14 April 1970 | ||
| term_end7 = 28 June 1978 | | term_end7 = 28 June 1978 | ||
| successor7 = Manfred Sander | | successor7 = Manfred Sander | ||
| predecessor7 = ''multi-member district'' | | predecessor7 = ''multi-member district'' | ||
| constituency7 = Christian Democratic Union List | | constituency7 = Christian Democratic Union List | ||
| birth_name = Birgit Münchmeyer | | birth_name = Birgit Münchmeyer | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = | ||
| birth_place = Hamburg-Rissen, Nazi Germany {{small|(now Germany)}} | | birth_place = Hamburg-Rissen, Nazi Germany {{small|(now Germany)}} | ||
| residence = | | residence = | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
|spouse = | |spouse = | ||
| party = Christian Democratic Union | | party = Christian Democratic Union | ||
| alma_mater = University of Hamburg (no degree)<br />University of Oxford (no degree)<br />University of Geneva (no degree) | | alma_mater = University of Hamburg (no degree)<br />University of Oxford (no degree)<br />University of Geneva (no degree) | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Birgit Breuel''' (''née'' '''Münchmeyer'''; born 7 September 1937 in Hamburg-Rissen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as president of the Treuhand Agency and as Commissioner General of Expo 2000 in Hannover. She later worked in several honorary positions. | '''Birgit Breuel''' (''née'' '''Münchmeyer'''; born 7 September 1937 in Hamburg-Rissen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as president of the Treuhand Agency and as Commissioner General of Expo 2000 in Hannover. She later worked in several honorary positions. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Birgit Münchmeyer came from a Lower Saxony family of traders and private bankers. She is the daughter of merchant bankers who owned the bank ''Münchmeyer & Co.''. On 8 August 1959 she married the Hamburg merchant Ernst-Jürgen Breuel (born 7 October 1931 in Hamburg). | Birgit Münchmeyer came from a Lower Saxony family of traders and private bankers. She is the daughter of merchant bankers who owned the bank ''Münchmeyer & Co.''. On 8 August 1959 she married the Hamburg merchant Ernst-Jürgen Breuel (born 7 October 1931 in Hamburg). | ||
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* Birgit Breuel (Hg.): ''Ohne historisches Vorbild. Die Treuhandanstalt 1990 bis 1994 - eine kritische Würdigung.'' Berlin 2005 {{ISBN|3-936962-15-4}} | * Birgit Breuel (Hg.): ''Ohne historisches Vorbild. Die Treuhandanstalt 1990 bis 1994 - eine kritische Würdigung.'' Berlin 2005 {{ISBN|3-936962-15-4}} | ||
* ''Deutsches Geschlechterbuch.'' Band 128 der Gesamtreihe (Hamburg Band 10), p. 69/70, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1962, {{ISSN|1438-7972}}. | * ''Deutsches Geschlechterbuch.'' Band 128 der Gesamtreihe (Hamburg Band 10), p. 69/70, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1962, {{ISSN|1438-7972}}. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 14 September 2024
Birgit Breuel | |
|---|---|
 Breuel in June 1991 | |
| President of the Treuhandanstalt | |
| In office 13 April 1991 – 31 December 1994 | |
| Appointed by | Helmut Kohl |
| Deputy | Heinrich Hornef |
| Preceded by | Detlev Rohwedder |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Hornef (as President of the Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben) |
| Minister of Financeof Lower Saxony | |
| In office 9 July 1986 – 21 June 1990 | |
| Minister-President | Ernst Albrecht |
| Preceded by | Burkhard Ritz |
| Succeeded by | Hinrich Swieter |
| Minister for Economics and Transportationof Lower Saxony | |
| In office 28 June 1978 – 9 July 1986 | |
| Minister-President | Ernst Albrecht |
| Preceded by | Erich Küpker |
| Succeeded by | Walter Hirche (Economy, Technology and Transport) |
| Member of the Hamburg Parliament | |
| In office 14 April 1970 – 28 June 1978 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Manfred Sander |
| Constituency | Christian Democratic Union List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birgit Münchmeyer Hamburg-Rissen, Nazi Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg (no degree) University of Oxford (no degree) University of Geneva (no degree) |
Birgit Breuel (née Münchmeyer; born 7 September 1937 in Hamburg-Rissen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as president of the Treuhand Agency and as Commissioner General of Expo 2000 in Hannover. She later worked in several honorary positions.
Early life and education
Birgit Münchmeyer came from a Lower Saxony family of traders and private bankers. She is the daughter of merchant bankers who owned the bank Münchmeyer & Co.. On 8 August 1959 she married the Hamburg merchant Ernst-Jürgen Breuel (born 7 October 1931 in Hamburg).
Breuel studied political science at the Universities of Hamburg, Oxford and Geneva.
Political career
Career in state politics
In 1966, Breuel entered into the CDU. From 1978 to 1986 she was State Minister of Economy and Transport in Lower Saxony, then to 1990 was the State Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Minister-President Ernst Albrecht. She also served on the boards of various German corporations, including Volkswagen.
Treuhandanstalt
In 1990, Breuel was elected to the executive board of the Treuhand - a holding firm responsible for the sale of East German state assets. A year later she became the successor of Detlev Karsten Rohwedder. While Rohwedder had been cautious about the sale of most state assets, favouring a worker-owned solution if possible, Breuel favoured quick privatization. She departed in 1995 from this office.
Expo 2000
Breuel then became Commissioner-General of the World Expo Expo 2000 in Hanover.
Literature
- Birgit Breuel (Hg.): Ohne historisches Vorbild. Die Treuhandanstalt 1990 bis 1994 - eine kritische Würdigung. Berlin 2005 ISBN 3-936962-15-4
- Deutsches Geschlechterbuch. Band 128 der Gesamtreihe (Hamburg Band 10), p. 69/70, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1962, ISSN 1438-7972.
External links