Matthias Berninger (born 1971) is a former German politician and member of The Greens from 1993 until 2007.[1]
From 2001 to 2005, Berninger served as Parliamentary Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection under minister Renate Künast in the second cabinet of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. After leaving the government, he was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on economic policy from 2005 until 2007.[citation needed]
Since 2019, Berninger has been serving as Executive Vice President of Public and Government Affairs and Head of Sustainability at Bayer.[2] Berninger lives with his wife and children in Washington, D.C.