| since 2009 |
President of the Saxon State Parliament |
| 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 |
