Biography
Born on June 17, 1967 in Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate
1977 - 1983
Secondary school leaving certificate at Staatliches Leibniz-Gymnasium in Neustadt an der Wine Route
1986 - 1987
Technical college entrance qualification at the Technical College for Viticulture, Agriculture and forestry in Bad Kreuznach
1983 - 1986
Agricultural apprenticeship
Graduation: farmer
1987 - 1992
Study of agricultural economics at the Gesamthochschule Kassel / Witzenhausen
Graduation: Graduate engineer in agricultural economics
1992 - 1994
Development service in Kamsar, Guinea
1994 - 1996
Postgraduate studies in environmental sciences at the Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, Germany
Graduation: Diploma in Environmental Science
1997 - 2000
Research associate of the "UNEP/UNESCO/BMU International Postgraduate Training Programme on Environmental Management" at the Technical University of Dresden
2000 - 2004
Office Manager of the Member of the German Bundestag and Chairwoman of the Petitions Committee of the German Bundestag, Marita Sehn, MdB
2004 - 2013
Office manager of the deputy chairman and financial spokesperson of the Spokesman of the FDP Parliamentary Group and Chairman of the FDP Rhineland-Palatinate, Dr. Volker Wissing, MdB
2014 - 2016
Chief Executive and Press Spokesman of the FDP Rhineland-Palatinate
2016 - 2017
Deputy Speaker of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Government
2017 - 2021
Head of the Office of the Minister of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate for Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture, Dr. Volker Wissing
2021
Deputy Speaker of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Government
since 2022
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport