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1953: Born, Paris
1970-75: Political science studies, Bonn
1975-83: Assistant, then head of staff, to Willy Brandt
1983-87: Political assistant to the mayor of Hamburg
1988-91: Political and management consultant
1991-93: Head of chancellery, Hamburg
1993-97: Urban development minister, Hamburg
1997-2001: Economics minister, Hamburg
2002-05: Advisor to Ernst & Young, MM Warburg, Alstertor Schienenlogistik
2005: Economic adviser to Gerhard Schroder
2005: federal finance state secretary
July 2008: EBRD president
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