Manfred P. LAHNSTEIN

Background

Lahnstein, Manfred P. was born on December 20, 1937 in Erkrath, Germany. Son of Walter and Hertha Lahnstein.

Education

Diplomkaufmann, Cologne University, Germany, 1961. Professor (honorary), Academy Music and Theater, Hamburg, Germany, 1987.

Career

In 1982 he was German Federal Minister of Finance as well as Federal Minister of Economics and until 2004 worked for the media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Manfred Lahnstein is married to Sonja Lahnstein-Kandel. In 1982, Lahnstein became West Germany"s Minister of Finance under Helmut Schmidt.

To 1983 he was professional politician.

In 1983 Manfred Lahnstein was recruited by Bertelsmann AG in Gütersloh, from the Bundestag. From 1998 to 2004 he worked for the Bertelsmann Group, as special representative of the Board.

From 1986 he is professor of culture and media management at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. Since 1994 he heads in Hamburg the consulting firm Lahnstein & Partners, International Consultants.

Since 1996 he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of one of Germany"s largest private foundations, the ZEIT-Stiftung.

He was the first German and Non-Jew to become Chairman of the Board of Governors at the University of Haifa in 2001, where he had been Governor since 1996. The Bucerius Institute for Research of Contemporary German History and Society at the University of Haifa was founded in 2001 on this occasion by the ZEIT-Stiftung. Manfred Lahnstein is an adviser to the Saudi conglomerate Olayan Group and the investment bank Rothschild.

Achievements

• Manfred P. Lahnstein has been listed as a noteworthy management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Mut zum Risiko: Wie Zukunftsfähig sind die Deutschen? (FAZ - Gabler Edition) (German Edition)

    (Sicherheitsdenken, Pochen auf Status und Privilegien, Hie...)

  • Mut zum Risiko: Wie Zukunftsfähig sind die Deutschen? (FAZ - Gabler Edition) (German Edition)

    (Sicherheitsdenken, Pochen auf Status und Privilegien, Hie...)

  • Die Feuerwehr als Brandstifter Die unheimliche Macht der Experten in Politik und Wirtschaft

Membership

At Bertelsmann, he was initially on the board responsible for printing and industrial enterprises, and moved in 1994 as a member of the Supervisory Board.

Connections

Married Sonya Lahnstein-Kandel, March 11, 1983. Children: Florian, Lea.

Father:

Walter Lahnstein

Mother:

Hertha Lahnstein

Spouse:

Sonya Lahnstein-Kandel

child:

Florian Lahnstein

child:

Lea Lahnstein