Matthias Berger
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Matthias Berger | |
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| Member of the Landtag of Saxony | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Svend-Gunnar Kirmes |
| Constituency | Leipzig Land 3 |
| Mayor of Grimma | |
| In office 2001 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1968 (age 58) |
| Party | Free Voters (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (until 2023) CDU (2001) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Matthias Berger (born 2 January 1968 in Grimma) is a German politician who is a member of the Landtag of Saxony. On 1 December 2023 Berger was selected as the top candidate for the Free Voters of Saxony for the 2024 Saxony state election in which he was elected.[1]
As an independent politician, Berger was first elected mayor of Grimma on 10 June 2001: he received 57.6 percent of the vote as an independent candidate with the nomination from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). A year later, Berger became known nationwide with his fight against the effects of the "flood of the century" on his city. On 8 June 2008, Berger received 98.2 percent of the vote in the mayoral election. On 7 June 2015, he was confirmed in office with almost 90 percent of the vote and on 12 June 2022 with 85.9 percent.[2]
Together with Antje Hermenau, Berger has been involved in the "Citizens' Movement for Saxony" since autumn 2018, a self-described political "collective movement of the centre". On 1 December 2023, Berger was nominated as the top candidate of the State Association of Free Voters Saxony for the 2024 Saxony state election on 1 September 2024. In the election he was directly elected in the constituency of Leipzig-Land III.[3][4] He stood for election as Minister-President of Saxony and proposed a technocratic government.[5]
Legal career
Matthias Berger is a lawyer in a law firm in Grimma; due to his elected office as mayor, his legal practice is suspended.
