Ronald Pofalla is Head of the Federal Chancellery. He was born in 1959 in Weeze and still lives there. He is a lawyer, and also holds a degree in social education. From 2005 to 2009 he was General Secretary of the CDU.

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Born on 15 May 1959 in Weeze, Kleve District; Protestant

since 1975
Member of the CDU

1977 - 1981
Studied social education at Düsseldorf University

1981
Degree in social education

1981 - 1987
Studied law at the University of Cologne

1987
First state examination in law

1988 - 1991
Trainee lawyer at Kleve Regional Court

since 1990
Member of the German Bundestag

1991
Second state examination in law

since 1991
Lawyer

1991 - 2007
CDU District Chairman in Kleve

2002 - 2004
Legal officer of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag

2004 - 2005
Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag
for the field of economics and labour

since 2005
General Secretary of the CDU

since October 2009
Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks

Photos small and large: REGIERUNGonline/Chaperon

Berlin office
Bundeskanzleramt
Willy-Brandt-Straße 1
10557 Berlin

Bonn office
Adenauerallee 139/141
53113 Bonn

Website of the Federal Chancellery