Date of Birth: May 31. 1948
1968 - 1973	Studies in Economics at the Universities of Stuttgart and Tbingen
1973	Diploma in Economics
1973 - 1978	University Assistant at the University of Hohenheim
1975	Doctorate in Economics
1978 - 1988	Federal Ministry of Economics Deputy Head of Division (Economic Policy Directorate)
1982 - 1983	First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Germany in Geneva
1988 - 1992	Federal Chancellory Head of Division (International Economic and Financial Relations, Monetary Policy, Financial Markets)
1992 - 1993	Federal Ministry of Finance Deputy Director General (National Monetary Policy, Capital Markets, Germany as a Financial Centre, Public Sector Borrowing)
1993 - 1994	Director-General (European and International Monetary and Financial Relations, Financial Relations with the EU)
Since January 1995	State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance Responsible for European and international monetary and financial issues, general fiscal policy matters, tax policy, banking, insurance, Germany as a financial centre Personal Representative (Sherpa) of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany for the preparation of the Economic summits