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Attended the humanistic grammar school at St. Stephan's. Studied economics in Munich, Augsburg and Paris (Sorbonne), graduating as Diplomökonom, Dr. rer. pol. in Augsburg and with the Diplôme Supérieur d'Université de la Planification in Paris. Military service in Sonthofen.
Operation of a wine trading business. Research work in Africa. Government councillor in the policy department "Transport Policy" in the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs and Transport.
Member of the CSU and Junge Union since 1974; local and district chairman of the Junge Union and member of the state committee; deputy CSU district chairman in Augsburg.
Member of the Bundestag since 1990.
