Education
Degree in Law, University Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1970. Graduate First State Exam; Second State Exam Board, 1975.
Passed two Concours in Law and Politics to join the European Commission`s Service at higher ranks, Brussels.
Doctoral thesis , University Bonn, 1980, on the European Community`s external treaty making power in International Energy Research &Technology Development Cooperation
Career
Assistant to the General Directorate of the European Commission`s Joint Research Centre at Ispra,Italy, 1975-1976.
Judge, Administrative Law Court, Northrhine- Westphalia, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1976-1978.
Head of Section , Senate of Berlin, Governing Mayor`s Senate`s Chancellery, Berlin Political Department and Federal Affairs, 1978-1984.
Head of Economic Department, German Foreign Service, West German Embassy in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, coordinating emergency relief aid to drought and famine stricken people and long term financial and technical, economic cooperation, 1984- 1988.
Director Office of the Senate of Berlin to the European Union, Brussels, 1989 – 1991.
Head of Department , Ministry of Federal and European Affairs, State of Sachsen-Anhalt, Magdeburg, Germany, 1991 – 1993.
Director Office of the State of Sachsen-Anhalt to the European Union, Brussels, 1994-1998.
Private Lawyer , European Legal, Political and Economic Affairs, Berlin, 2001-continuing
Senior Lecturer on European Law, Business Law , Labour Law, International University Bremen, 2002, University of Magdeburg and University of Applied Sciences, Magdeburg-Stendal, 2003-2014
Connections
Married Gisela Pletsch December 13, 1968. Children: Susanne Pletsch , Philipp Pletsch
Father:
Dr. med. Herbert Pletsch ,
Mother:
Lore (Klein) Pletsch. Opera Singer
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