Peter Altmaier

Peter Altmaier heads the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, prior to that he was Minister in the Chancellor’s Office and has been acting Federal Minister of Finance since 24 October 2017. Altmaier has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 1994.
(Photo: Bundesregierung/Kugler)
CV
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Born on 18 June 1958 in Ensdorf, Saar; single
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1974
Joined the Young Union, the joint youth organisation of the CDU/CSU -
1976
Joined the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) -
1978
Abitur (higher education entrance qualification), followed by basic military service
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1980 – 1985
Studied Law at Saarland University in Saarbrücken -
1985
First state examination in law -
1985 - 1986
Postgraduate course on European Integration, Certificate in European Studies -
1985 – 1987
Research Assistant, Chair of Constitutional and International Law, Saarland University -
1988
Second state examination in law -
1988 – 1990
Regional Chairman of the Young Union Saar -
1988 – 1990
Research Assistant, Europa-Institut at Saarland University -
since 1990
Civil servant at the European Commission; from 1993 to 1994 Secretary-General of the Administrative Commission of the European Communities on Social Security for Migrant Workers; on leave of absence since 1994 -
since 1994
Member of the German Bundestag -
2000 - 2008
Chairman of the CDU Saarlouis County Association -
2004 – 2005
Legal adviser to the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag -
November 2005 – October 2009
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of the Interior -
2006 - 2011
President of the Europa-Union Germany -
since 2008
Deputy Regional Chairman of the CDU Saar -
October 2009 – May 2012
First Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag -
May 2012 – December 2013
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety -
2013 - 2018
Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks -
2017 - 2018
Acting Federal Minister of Finance -
since 2018
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy -
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