Björn von Finckenstein

Björn Graf Finck von Finckenstein was a Namibian politician.

Family

Only child and son of Günther Georg Wilhelm Graf Finck von Finckenstein and wife Anka-Margit von Goldammer.
His paternal grandfather Friedrich Georg Bechthold Graf Finck von Finckenstein went to German South West Africa, where he married his paternal grandmother Dorothea Freiin von Puttkamer, who also went to live in the German South West Africa. They also had four daughters there:

Hertha Luise Hedwig Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein, married to Wilhelm Karl Dörgeloh
Freda-Marie Ruth Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein, married to Egon Alfeld
Barbara Roswitha Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein, married to Lutz Hecht
Anna-Monika Dorothea Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein, married to Johan Janse van Rensburg

Career

He served as Mayor of Windhoek from 1995 to 1998.

Marriage and issue

He married in Windhoek, Namibia, on 6 November 1992 Christine Kendzia, born in Windhoek, South West Africa, South Africa, on 29 September 1971, and had one daughter and one son:

Anièlle Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein
Dominic Günther Graf Finck von Finckenstein