The Governing Mayor of Berlin

Jurist
Born in Berlin on 1 October 1953; single

• 1973: University entrance examination (Abitur) after attending secondary school (Ulrich-von-Hutten-Oberschule) in Berlin
• 1973 – 1979: Studied law at Freie Universität (Free University) Berlin
• 1979: Passed first state examination in law
• 1979 – 1984: Member (Social Democratic Party – SPD) of the Berlin Tempelhof borough assembly
• 1981: Passed second state examination in law
• 1981 – 1984: Worked for the Senate Department for the Interior; SPD party leader in the Berlin Tempelhof borough assembly
• 1984 – 1995: Borough Councillor for Education and Culture in Berlin Tempelhof
• Since 1995: Member of the Berlin House of Representatives
• 1995 – 1999: Deputy head of the SPD parliamentary group in the Berlin House of Representatives
• 1999 – 2001: Head of the SPD parliamentary group in the Berlin House of Representatives
• Since 16 June 2001: Governing Mayor of Berlin
• Since 1 January 2007: Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Germany for Cultural Affairs under the Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation

• Social Democratic Party (SPD)
• Workers’ Welfare Association (AWO)
• European Academy Berlin (Europäische Akademie Berlin e.V.)
• Friends of the Bruno H. Bürgel School (Förderverein Bruno-H.-Bürgel-Schule e.V.)
• Friends of the Ulrich von Hutten School (Förderverein Ulrich-von-Hutten-Oberschule e.V.)
• Home, Apartment, and Property Owners’ Association in Berlin Lichtenrade (Haus-, Wohnungs- und Grundstückseigentümerverein Berlin-Lichtenrade e.V.)
• Bernhard Heiliger Foundation
• Tempelhof Association for Art and Culture (Tempelhofer Kunst- und Kulturverein e.V.)
• Unified Service Sector Union (ver.di – Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft)