Career
In 1986 he joined the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD), which merged with the Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party) in 1990.
In 1986 he joined the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD), which merged with the Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party) in 1990.
Free Democratic Party, Liberal Democratic Party of Germany.
He was a member of the German Bundestag from 2005 to 2009, representing the state of Thuringia. In the Thuringia state election, 2009 he became a member of the Landtag of Thuringia and leader of the Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party) Landtag group.