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{{short description|German politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Gerd Gies (1990).jpg
| caption = Gerd Gies (1990)
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1943|5|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stendal]], [[Nazi Germany]] {{small|(now Germany)}}
| party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] {{small|(1990–)}}

|office1              = [[List of Minister-Presidents of Saxony-Anhalt|Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt]]
|term_start1          = 28 October 1990
|term_end1            = 4 July 1991
|predecessor1         = [[Karl-Hermann Steinberg]] {{small|(as ''[[Landesbevollmächtigter]]'')}}
|successor1           = [[Werner Münch]]
|deputy1              = Gerd Brunner

| office6             = Member of the [[Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt]]
| term_start6         = [[1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election|21 July 1994]]
| term_end6           = [[1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election|25 May 1998]]
| successor6          = Jürgen Barth
| predecessor6        = ''Constituency established''
| constituency6 = [[Altmarkkreis Salzwedel|Gardelegen-Klötze]]

| term_start7         = 28 October 1990
| term_end7           = [[1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election|21 July 1994]]
| successor7          = ''multi-member district''
| predecessor7        = Armin Kleinau
| constituency7 = [[Electoral system of Germany|Christian Democratic Union List]]

| office10             = Member of the [[Volkskammer]] <br /> for [[Bezirk Magdeburg|Magdeburg]]
| term_start10         = [[1990 East German general election|5 April 1990]]
| term_end10           = 2 October 1990
| predecessor10        = ''Constituency established''
| successor10          = [[German reunification|''Constituency abolished'']]

|spouse        =
|parents       =
|children      = 
| otherparty = [[Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)]] {{small|(1970–1990)}}
| relations     = 
| residence     = [[Magdeburg]]
| alma_mater    = [[Leipzig University]] (Dr. med. vet.)
| occupation    = {{hlist|Politician|Veterinarian|Businessman}}
| signature     = 
}}

'''Gerd Gies''' (born 24 May 1943 in [[Stendal]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]) is a German politician ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]). He was the 1st [[Minister-President|Minister President]] of [[Saxony-Anhalt]] after its creation following the [[German reunification|reunification of Germany]].  Gies held office from October 1990 to 4 July 1991, when he was forced to resign after he was accused of having collaborated with the [[Stasi]]. He was succeeded by [[Werner Münch]].  Gies remained a parliamentary delegate until 1998.  Afterwards, he worked in the energy industry and served on the board of [[Electrabel|Electrabel Germany]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929040223/http://www.neue-energieanbieter.de/service/suche/17223.html Dr. Gerd Gies at the Bundesverband Neuer Energieanbieter]

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[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Stendal]]
[[Category:Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) politicians]]
[[Category:Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt]]
[[Category:Christian Peace Conference members]]
[[Category:Minister-presidents of Saxony-Anhalt]]
[[Category:Leipzig University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bezirk Magdeburg]]


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