Leiter des Referates Haushalt der EU
Federal Ministry of Finance
Born 25 September 1958 in Bramsche (Germany)
German nationality, married, 3 children
- 1977 - 1980: Training as savings bank official
Kreissparkasse Osnabrück
- 1980 - 1985: Law studies
University of Göttingen
- 1985: 1st State examination
- 1988: 2nd State examination
- 1989 - 1991: Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hanover
General bank trainee programme
Employed in Board of Management Secretariat, responsible for equity investments
- 1991 - 1997: Federal Ministry of Finance
Responsible for Paris Club debt rescheduling, head of Delegation for bilateral debt rescheduling (francophone Africa)
Responsible for General Department for European financial questions
- 1997 - 2001: Foreign Office
Budgetary attaché, Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, Brussels
- 1st half 1999: Chairman of the EU Council's Budgetary Committee
- Since May 2001: Federal Ministry of Finance
Manager of the department for EU budget, European Investment Bank matters, EU own resources questions, EU financial perspective.