Deputy Government Spokesperson
Georg Streiter was deputy government spokesperson. His job was to inform the public about government activities.
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Born on 13 October 1955 in Luxembourg; widowed, two children
1962 – 1974
Primary and secondary school, Bonn
1974 – 1976
Served in the Federal Armed Forces, Communications Battalion 330 in Koblenz
1977 – 1979
Studied political science, history and art history at the University of Bonn (but did not graduate)
1976 – 1979
"Bonner Rundschau", freelancer for the Bonn local news office
1979 – 1983
"Bild"-Zeitung, Cologne regional office, local political editor
1983 – 1985
"Express" Cologne, Cologne Local News Office, local political editor
1985 – 1987
"Express" Cologne, parliamentary correspondent in Bonn
1987 – 1989
"Hamburger Morgenpost", Hamburg, head of the political news department
1989 – 1991
"Express" Cologne, head of parliamentary office in Bonn
1991 – 1994
"Stern" magazine, parliamentary correspondent in Bonn/head of the political news department in Hamburg
1994 – 2000
"Bild am Sonntag", main editorial office Hamburg, head of the political news department
2001 – 2004
"Max" magazine, Hamburg, editor in chief
2005 – 2009
"Bild"-Zeitung, main editorial office Hamburg (as of 2007 in Berlin), head of political news department
2010 – September 2011
Spokesman for Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels
September 2011 – March 2018
Deputy Government Spokesperson and Deputy Head of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government