Otto Bernhardt

Otto Bernhardt ( born February 13, 1942 in Rendsburg ) is a German politician ( CDU). He was the CDU / CSU parliamentary group from 2005 to 2009 Chairman of the Finance and was from 1979 to 1984 Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture of the Federal State of Schleswig -Holstein.

Since leaving the Bundestag in 2009 Bernhardt has been an independent policy and management consultant in Berlin.

Life and career

After graduation in 1962 Bernhardt completed an apprenticeship as a bank clerk and began then in 1964 to study economics at the University of Hamburg, which he finished in 1968 with a degree in commercial teacher and after the clerkship in 1970 with the second state examination for Higher Magisterium.

1985 Bernhardt joined the Management Board of the economic construction Checkout Schleswig -Holstein AG and became one following their merger with the Wohnungsbaukreditanstalt the management of the newly established Schleswig -Holstein Investment Bank. In 1991 he moved as a speaker and member of the board for the country credit Schleswig-Holstein and in 1994 finally. As a board member to the bank Companie Nord AG Since 1995, Bernhardt has been an independent business consultant. After leaving the Bundestag in 2009 Bernhardt advanced his career to obtain advice on lobbyist activities.

Otto Bernhardt is married and has two children.

Party

After he had become a member of the Junge Union in 1958 as a student, Bernhardt joined the CDU in 1960, a. He was a member from 1970 to 2006 at the national board of the CDU in Schleswig -Holstein and was next 1980-2004 Chairman of the CDU district association Rendsburg -Eckernförde.

Member of Parliament

From 1970 to 1998 Bernhardt was one of the council of his home town of Rendsburg and from 1971 until his resignation on January 9, 1985, the Landtag of Schleswig- Holstein.

From 1998 to 2009 Bernhardt was a member of the German Bundestag. Here he was since November 29, 2005 Chairman of the Finance and hence financial spokesman of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group.

He is drawn in 1998 and 2002 over the national list Schleswig-Holstein and 2005 with 44.1 % of the primary vote directly elected representative of the constituency of Rendsburg -Eckernförde in the Bundestag.

Public offices

On 22 May 1973 Bernhardt was appointed Parliamentary representative in the Ministry of Culture of the Federal State of Schleswig -Holstein. On May 26, 1979, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture in the files kept by Prime Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg state government. This office he retained initially also under his successor Barschel, but then resigned on 31 July 1984 the Office.

Volunteering

Bernhardt is a member of the board of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation since 1993 Chairman of the Hermann Ehlers Foundation and since 2001.

Since 2011, Bernhardt is Chairman of the German Solidarity Committee for a Free Iran ( DSFI ).

Honors

Otto Bernhardt carries the Freiherr- vom-Stein- medal and got 1978, the Order of Merit, and in 1984 awarded the Cross of Merit 1st class.