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After studying education, Bernd Neumann worked as a teacher in Bremen from 1966 to 1971. His political career began when he joined Bremen city council in 1971. In 1973, he took over as chair of the CDU city councillors and as from1979, he chaired the regional CDU Bremen. Bernd Neumann has been a member of the German parliament, the Bundestag, since 1987. From 1991 to 1998, he was non-cabinet minister with special responsibility for education, research and technology and then went on to represent the CDU/CSU parliamentary party on the Bundestag culture and media committee. In November 2005, he took over as state minister for culture and media.