Background
He grew up in East Germany, where he initially studied theology, the only subject he was allowed to study.
He grew up in East Germany, where he initially studied theology, the only subject he was allowed to study.
He was appointed on 19 March 2012 by President Joachim Gauck. After the German reunification, he worked for the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records and became a close aide of Joachim Gauck, serving as his press secretary. In 1991, he was one of six individuals, one of them also being Gauck, who were awarded the Theodor Heuss medal by the Theodor Heuss Foundation, on behalf of the peaceful protesters of 1989 in then-East Germany.
In 1992, he left the Federal Commissioner"s office to study law, and earned an Master of Laws at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998.
In 2000, he passed the second state examination, qualifying as a lawyer He then worked as an adviser to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Following Gauck"s nomination for President of Germany, Gill became head of his transition team and the designated head of the Bundespräsidialamt. They have two daughters.
He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.