Bernd Otto Neumann (born 6 January 1942) is a formerGermanpolitician and since 2014 president of the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
Neumann was born inElbing,East Prussia, nowElbląg,Poland. Following theflight and expulsion of Germans afterWorld War II he found refuge inBremen,West Germany. Neumann studied from 1961 to 1966 at theUniversity of Bremen and later he worked as teacher until 1971 in Bremen. Neumann is married and has two children.[1]
Since 1962, Neumann has been a member of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU). From 1979 to 2008, he led the CDU in Bremen. He was a member of theBürgerschaft of Bremen from 1971 to 1987. Since 1987, Neumann has been a member of theBundestag. He served from 1991 to 1998 asSecretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology. From November 2005 until December 2013, Neumann was theMinister of State at theGerman Chancellery andRepresentative of the Federal Government for Culture. At the 2009 federal election, he unsuccessfully contested theBremen II – Bremerhaven constituency, but was elected from the land list.
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