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Curriculum Vitae
1966: Born, Flensburg
1988-94: Studied economics at the universities of Giessen and Bonn
1991-92: MBA studies, Bocconi University, Milan
1994-96: Project manager, Institut für Sozialforschung und Gesellschafts- politik, Cologne
1996-98: Desk officer, German finance ministry
1998-99: Private secretary to the state secretary for European policy, monetary and credit issues, and international financial and monetary policy, German finance ministry
1999-2002: Head of the finance minister's office and his private secretary
2002-03: Head of directorate for European core issues, financial issues relating to European policies
2003-08: Head of department for financial- market policy
2008-: State secretary at the finance ministry
2011-: Designate for chief economist and member of executive council, European Central Bank
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