Personal details

Date of birth: 1 December 1945
Marital status: Married to Marie-Hélène Maubert, one child
Hobbies: Reading, skiing, tennis; honorary sponsoring of the arts and artists

Education:

1965:
School-leaving certificate from the Rotteck-Gymnasium in Freiburg

1965-1967:
Military service ( reserve lieutenant )

1967-1971:
Law studies in Freiburg 

1972-1973:
École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), Paris 

Career details:

1976-1978:
Administration of Land Baden-Württemberg: head of two departments in the Neckar-Odenwald district office, Mosbach

End 1978 – 1985
Federal Ministry of Economics: energy policy; subsequently budget, particularly energy and foreign trade financing

End 1985 – 2007
Federal Chancellery; energy, foreign trade and competition policy

1987 – 1991
Head of the Office of Dr Lutz Stavenhagen, Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor (Europe, Federation-Länder relations, coordination of intelligence services)

1991 – 1995
Head of Division for Industrial and Energy Policy, Treuhandanstalt, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Regional Economic Policy

Mid 1995 – January 2007
Head of the group for industrial, energy, telecommunications and postal policy, innovation, foreign trade (incl G7/G8, WTO, OECD, IWF, Paris Club), financial markets

Since February 2007:
Vice President of the Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway