Walter Momper

Walter Momper
Walter Momper at the Brandenburg Gate
Governing Mayor of Berlin (West Berlin 1989–1990)
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Eberhard Diepgen
Succeeded by	Eberhard Diepgen
Personal details
Born	21 February 1945 Sulingen, today Lower Saxony
Political party	Social Democrats

West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (at the microphone), East German Premier Hans Modrow (left), and West Berlin mayor Walter Momper [with red scarf] in the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate.

Walter Momper (2014)

Walter Momper (born 21 February 1945) is a German politician and former Governing Mayor of Berlin (West Berlin 1989–1990, reunited Berlin 1990–1991). Whilst Governing Mayor, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1989/90. He attended the opening of the Brandenburg Gate on 22 December 1989 and, on 3 October 1990, became the first mayor of a reunited Berlin.

He was born in Sulingen (near Bremen), today Lower Saxony, and is a member of the SPD (Social Democrats).

References

• "Walter Momper: Regierender Bürgermeister vom 16.3.1989 bis 24.1.1991" (in German). Senatskanzlei Berlin. Retrieved 2010-10-04.