Background
WARNKE, Jurgen was born on March 20, 1932 in Berlin.
WARNKE, Jurgen was born on March 20, 1932 in Berlin.
Abitur (advanced matriculation examination), Hof, 1950. Universities of München, Wurzburg and Geneva/Switzerland. Law, economics; final state examination in law, 1958.
Research assistent, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union), Federal Parliament (Bundestag), 1959-1962. Member of State parliament, Bayern, 1962-1970. Member of Bundestag for Hof.
Federal Minister of Economic Co-operation, 1982-1987. Deputy party chairman, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union), since 1987. Federal Minister of Transport, 1987-1989.
Federal Minister of Economic Co-operation, April since 1989. Lawyer, 1961; managing director, confederation of the Chemical Industry, state association of Bayern, 1962. Managing director. Confederation of the Ceramic Industry, Selb, 1964-1982.
Managing director, Ceramic Industry, Frankfurt/Main, 1964-1982. Member of governing board. Credit Institute for Reconstruction.
Member of Synod, German Evangelical Church.
Protestant.
Bavarian State Pari. 1962-1970. Deutscher Bundestag since 1969. Synod, Protestant Church of Germany (EKD) since 1985.