Dr. Werner Ungerer (22 April 1927 – 9 April 2014) was a German diplomat and civil servant. He served as Permanent Representative of Germany (with the rank of ambassador) to the European Communities from 1985 to 1990, and as rector of the College of Europe in Bruges from 1990 to 1993.
Biography
Ungerer studied economics at the Technical University of Stuttgart. He took a degree of doctor in economical sciences at the University of Tübingen. He completed his studies with a postgraduate degree in European affairs at the College of Europe in Bruges (class of 1950–1951).
Between 1952 and 1989, he completed a career at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Head of German delegations during numerous bilateral or multilateral negotiations
Chairman of the Committee Programming and Budgeting of the General IAEA Conference (1974),
Chairman of the OECD-group within the Permanent Committee of the UNIDO (1975),
Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Representatives at the European Commission (1988).
Publications
Ungerer has published numerous studies, reports and articles on the themes of European integration, United Nations and energy problems.
To be mentioned:
Das diplomatische Asyl in deutschen Vertretungen Lateinamerikas, Hamburg, Forschungsstelle für Völkerrecht und ausländ. öffentl. Recht, Universität Hamburg, 1955
Der Zins und seine Funktion im Kreislauf einer modernen Volkswirtschaft, Stuttgart / Brügge, 1951/52
Private
Ungerer was married with Irmgard Drenckhahn and they have three children (Bettina, Patricia, Wolfgang). He was an accomplished piano player.
