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Abitur 1969 at Hegau-Gymnasium Singen. 1971 to 1975 studies of law and political science at the University of Freiburg, 1975 first, 1977 second state examination in law. 1969 to 1971 military service, ensign in the reserve.
1976 to 1978 Representative of the Rector for Political Education at the University of Freiburg; 1979 joined the Interior Administration of Baden-Württemberg, 1980 to 1990 Deputy District Administrator in the District Office of Tuttlingen.
Honorary chairman of the Psychosozialer Förderkreis Tuttlingen.
1966 to 1984 member of the Junge Union; 1969 to 1973 district chairman of the Junge Union, 1973 to 1976 honorary managing director and district executive committee member of the Junge Union Südbaden; 1975 to 1991 press spokesman and executive committee member of the CDU Südbaden; 1984 to 1986 chairman of the CDU town association of Tuttlingen; 1985 to 1999 chairman of the CDU district association of Tuttlingen; 1991 to 2005 secretary general of the CDU Baden-Württemberg; January to November 2005 secretary general of the CDU Germany.
Member of the Bundestag since 1990; 1998 to 2002 Chairman of the CDU Regional Group of Baden-Württemberg, October 2002 to January 2005 1st Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, since November 21, 2005 Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group.
