. ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁junior ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁de ▁Ma iz ière ▁government ▁as ▁parliament ary ▁under secret ary ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Ar ms ▁Pro c ure ment . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reun ification ▁process , ▁ 1 4 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁Volk sk ammer ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁( par liament ) ▁of ▁a ▁un ited ▁Germany , ▁including ▁ 7 1 ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁CD U , ▁which ▁now ▁merged ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁( western ) ▁CD U ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁for ci b ly ▁separated ▁following ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁stand - alone ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁back ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Ber tr am ▁Wie cz ore k ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁members ▁who ▁now ▁made ▁the ▁switch . ▁▁ ▁A ▁new ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁▁ ▁Wie cz ore k ▁successfully ▁stood ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁CD U ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁Vog t land ▁elect oral ▁district ▁( D istrict ▁ 3 2 8 )) ▁where ▁he ▁to pped ▁the ▁poll , ▁se cur ing ▁almost ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁cast ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁election . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁new ▁parliament ▁he ▁again ▁served , ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9