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
- 2007 - 2010: Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Germany for Cultural Affairs under the Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation
Organizations and associations
- 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)
