Biography Bernd Neumann

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.

The members of the Academy

In September 2004, the board of the Börsenverein made its unique appointment of the German Book Prize Academy which is made up of eleven members.

With representatives from the book industry and the arts and co-sponsors of the Prize, the advisory committee’s most important task is the annual selection of the jury. Publisher Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder is president of the German Book Prize Academy.

From left to right: Juergen Boos, Jan Paschen, Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder, Viola Taube, Dr. Dirk Vaihinger, Prof. Dr. Jutta Limbach, Hubert Winkels, Wilfried Weber, Dr. Joachim Unseld. Not shown: Bernd Neumann.