Education
University of Freiburg. Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University.
University of Freiburg. Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University.
In addition to his degree in Political Science, History and German from Freiburg (1980-1987) he earned a Masters of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1987-1989). He was unsuccessful in his attempt to become the candidate for Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein in February 2012.
He is member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, Chairman of its parliamentary group, and also Chairman of the Schleswig-Holstein-Social Democratic Party of Germany.