Education
1975: Second state law examination
Doctor.jur
1975: utr
1990: Doctor of Philosophy.
politician university professor
1975: Second state law examination
Doctor.jur
1975: utr
1990: Doctor of Philosophy.
He is also a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Delegation to the European Union-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee. 1975: Second state law examination since 1975: lawyer 1980-1990: professor of law and administration 1990-1991: rector of the Catholic Vocational College of North Germany 1991-1994: under-secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology, Saxony-Anhalt 1975-1980: municipal councillor in Bad Waldsee 1984-1991: chairman of Vechta district of Europa Union 1995-1999: land chairman of the economic council of the Christian Democratic Union of Saxony-Anhalt and the Federal Commission on European policy since 1995: chairman of the land specialist committee of the Christian Democratic Union of Oldenburg on development of the Weser-Ems region.
Since 1999: Member of the European Parliament.