13 Facts About Georg Milbradt

Georg Milbradt was born on 23 February 1945 and is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who served as Minister-President of Saxony from 2002 to 2008.

From 1964 to 1968, Milbradt studied economics, law, and mathematics at the University of Munster.

Georg Milbradt graduated with a degree in economics in 1968.

From 1980 to 1983, Georg Milbradt worked as a substitute professor of finance and political economics at the University of Mainz; since 1985, he has held the title of an professor at the economics faculty in Munster.

Georg Milbradt was head of the finance department of the city of Munster from 1983 to 1990.

Georg Milbradt served as Minister of Finance of Saxony from 1990 to January 2001 but was dismissed from office by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf because Georg Milbradt had started a debate about Biedenkopf's succession.

Georg Milbradt served as a member of the state board of the CDU from 1991 and became deputy chairman of the state CDU in 1999 and chairman in 2001.

On 18 April 2002, Georg Milbradt was elected as Minister-President of Saxony, despite Biedenkopf's explicit opposition.

Georg Milbradt first governed with an absolute CDU majority, but in a coalition with the SPD after the 2004 elections, in which the CDU lost a large number of votes.

Georg Milbradt had been under pressure for months because of his involvement in the liquidity crisis of Sachsen LB.

Georg Milbradt was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017 and 2022.

Since 2017, Georg Milbradt has been serving as the German government's special envoy for the Ukrainian reform agenda; his mandate was extended in 2022.

Georg Milbradt has been married to Angelika Meeth-Georg Milbradt, a professor of economics, since 1975.