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Personal Details
Date of birth: 19 February 1952
Place of birth: Heidelberg
Education
1971-1976:
Studied Law and Economics at Frankfurt am Main University, first
state examination (grade: good)
1976-1978:
Postgraduate legal trainee in the administration of justice of
the state of Hesse, second state examination (grade: good)
Career Details
1978:
Judge at the Darmstadt Regional Court
1980-1994:
Lawyer at Dreieich, admission to the Darmstadt Regional Court
1978-1994:
Member of the SPD Group in the Hesse Land Parliament,
alternately member of the Executive Committee, the Budget
Committee and the Committee on Internal Affairs; temporarily
Deputy Chairman and Spokesman of the Parliamentary Group in the
Committee on Internal Affairs
1991-1994:
Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Chairman of the SPD Group in
the Land Parliament, member of the Presidium of the Hesse Land
Parliament
Jan 1994-Apr 1995:
State Secretary in the Hesse Ministry of Economics, Transport,
Technology and European Affairs, Head of Administration and
Permanent Deputy of the Minister
Apr 1995-Apr 1999:
State Secretary in the Hesse Ministry of Economics, Transport
and Urban and Regional Development, Head of Administration and
Permanent Deputy of the Minister
1994-1997:
Representative of the state of Hesse in the Regulatory Council
for Posts and Telecommunications, cooperation in framing the
Telecommunications Act
1994-1998:
Representative of the state of Hesse in the Committee of the
Regions of the European Union; focus: trans-European networks,
information and communications technology, air transport
1994-1997:
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Deutsche Ausgleichsbank
1997-1998:
Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Administration of the
Ministers of Economics at federal and state level
Jul 1999-Feb 2000:
Member of the management of COLT Telekom GmbH Director of
Business Development, Law and Regulation
Mar 2000-Feb 2001:
Vice President of the Regulatory Authority for
Telecommunications and Posts
since Feb 2001:
President of the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and
Posts (since 13 July 2005: Federal Network Agency for
Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways)
2008
Member of the I/ERG Troika and Board
Since Jan 2009 I/ERG Chair |
