Dirk Niebel is Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development. He was born in 1963 in Hamburg, studied administration in Mannheim. He was a founding member of the Young Liberals. From 2005 to 2009 he was FDP General Secretary.

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Born on 29 March 1963 in Hamburg; married, three sons

1969 - 1983
Attended school in Hamburg, obtained university entrance qualifications

1984 - 1991
Served in the Federal Armed Forces, latterly as Platoon Leader
of the Reconnaissance Platoon of the Airborne Division 25, Calw

1986
Non-commissioned officer course, headquarters service in Sonthofen

1988
Sergeants’ course, parachute division in Altenstadt,
finished the course top of the year in the division

1990
Joined the FDP, founding member of the Young Liberals in Heidelberg

1990 - 1993
Studied administration at the Federal University in Mannheim, Labour Management Department, graduated with a degree in administration

1992 - 1994 and 1997 - 2005
Member of the District Executive of the FDP in Heidelberg

since 1993
Job placement officer at the Heidelberg Labour Office, firstly covering all occupations,
latterly for commercial occupations, superior administrative inspector

1993 - 1995
Member of the State Executive of the Young Liberals in Baden-Württemberg

1993 - 1996
Lay judge at Heidelberg Regional Court, Young Offenders’ Court

1996 - 1998
Honorary member of the Committee for Conscientious Objectors at Karlsruhe District Office for Civilian Service

since 1998
Member of the German Bundestag

since 1998
Deputy Chairman of the German-Israeli Parliamentarian Group

1999 - 2004
Member of the board of governors of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg

2000 - 2006
Member of the board of the Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e. V.

since 2000
Member of the board of the Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e. V.

since 2000
Vice-President of the German-Israeli Society. Koniglijke Nederlande Bond voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding, Stufe I, - CSO-Honor Batch, US Army Europe, Gold Parachute Award of the Federal Armed Forces and the US Army, Gold Award for Troop Performance (triple), Gold Shooting Award (twice), Gold Swimming Award, Silver Sport Award

2002 - 2005
Chairman of the FDP Baden-Württemberg state group

since 2003
Member of the board of governors of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation

since 2003
Member of the Federal Executive of the FDP

2004 - 2005
Heidelberg City Council

since 2005
FDP General Secretary

since October 2009
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

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