Monika Werner (10 March 1938 – 21 March 2024) was a German former politician who was a member of the State Council of East Germany, the country's collective head of state, from 1986 until 1990.
Werner was born in Markranstädt near Leipzig into a working-class family. She finished the German: [[Abitur]] and studied at, completing a diploma in economics in 1960. She worked as an economist and was a manager at VEB Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler" in Hennigsdorf.
She was a functionary of the Free German Youth, joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in 1958 and the Free German Trade Union Federation in 1960. Werner was also a local SED party executive in Hennigsdorf. From 1963 until 1989 she was a member of the German: [[Volkskammer]], where she participated in the committees on finance and social issues, and later also the German: Staatsrat (State Council). In 1974–1990, she was mayor of Hennigsdorf.[1]
Werner was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit. In 1990 she retired from politics and subsequently worked in the real estate sector.
Monika Werner died on 21 March 2024 in a seniors home in Hennigsdorf.[2]