Karl Otto Kreer

Karl Otto Kreer (born September 19, 1956 in Winterbach ) is a German administrative officer . From 2001 to 2014 he was State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .

Life and work

After graduating from high school in 1975, Kreer studied agricultural sciences in Bonn until 1980 . He then worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Agricultural Policy, Market Research and Economic Sociology at the University of Bonn until 1985 ; in 1986 he received his doctorate.

From 1985 to 2000 he held various management positions in the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Forests (since 1994 Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture), where a. as head of department responsible for land development, agricultural policy, market .

politics

In 2001, Kreer was appointed State Secretary in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ministry for Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries, led by Till Backhaus ( SPD ). After the state elections in 2006, the red-red coalition that had been in office since 1998 was replaced by a grand coalition, which went hand in hand with a change in the departmental structure. Since November 8, 2006, Kreer was therefore State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Protection.

On April 1, 2014, Karl Otto Kreer resigned from his position for health reasons.

Web links

• Curriculum vitae of Karl Otto Kreer ( memento from June 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at the Ministry for Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Protection Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania