Biographical details
- Born January 14th 1955 in Dresden
- Protestant (Lutheran), married, 2 sons
Political Functions since 1990
| since 2009 | President of the Saxon State Parliament |
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| 2007-2009 | Deputy Member and Representative of the German Parliaments at the Federalism Committee of the German Government and the Federal States for Restructuring Financial Relationships |
| 2008-2009 | Deputy Chairman of the CDU Parliamentary Party (Saxon State Parliament) |
| 2006-2009 | Speaker on Financial Policy of the CDU Parliamentary Party (Saxon State Parliament) |
| 2006-2007 | Chairman of the Inquiry Committee on the ‘Consequences of the PISA Study for Hamburg’s School Development’ of the City Parliament of the Free Hanseatic League City of Hamburg |
| 2006-2007 | Member of the Fundamental Committee of the German CDU |
| 2005-2007 | Chairman of the Inquiry Committee on Demographic Development (Saxon State Parliament) |
| 2002-2004 | Saxon State Minister for Science and Art |
| 1994-2002 | Saxon State Minister for Education and Culture |
| 1990-1994 | Speaker on Scientific Policy of the CDU Parliamentary Party (Saxon State Parliament) |
| 1991-2009 | Chairman of the Meissen district CDU association |
| since 1990 | Member of the Saxon State Parliament |
| since 1990 | Member of the CDU |
Other Current Functions
| Chairman of the "Tag der Sachsen" Advisory Board |
| Vice Chairman of the Frauenkirche Dresden Foundation Board of Trustees |
| Chairman of the „Forum Central Europe at the Saxon State Parliament“ Advisory Board |
Political Activities in 1989 and 1990
| Member of the “Democratic Rising” group (Demokratischer Aufbruch) (GDR Board / State Board for Saxony) |
| Representative at the “Round Table” negotiations for the Dresden district in GDR |
| Member of the coordinating committee for re-establishment of the Free State of Saxony (State Structural Commissioner and Head of the “Culture and Education” working group) |
| Joint Committee of the states of Baden-Württemberg and Saxony (Head of the Specialist Committee on "Science and Education" or "Universities, Colleges and Science”) |
Career before 1989
| 1990 | Facultas Docendi (University lecturer qualification) |
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| 1985-1990 | Development engineer and head of a research team at the Locomotive Construction Combine - Electrotechnical Plant, Henningsdorf |
| 1979-1985 | Lecturer at Dresden University of Technology |
| 1983 | Doctorate |
| 1979-1985 | Research student and research assistant at Dresden Transportation College |
| 1979 | Graduation |
| 1975-1979 | Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Dresden University of Technology |
| followed by | Basic Military Service |
| 1973 | University Admission Examinations (Abitur) |