Steffen Seibert
Government Spokesperson
State Secretary Steffen Seibert is government spokesperson as well as head of the Press and Information Office. He answers directly to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Steffen Seibert
Photo: Bundesregierung/Denzel
Steffen Seibert
Photo: Bundesregierung/Denzel
Born 7 June 1960 in Munich; married, three children; Roman Catholic
1966 - 1979
Primary and secondary schooling
1979 - 1980
Civilian service
1981 – 1987
Studied history, literature and public law at the University of Hamburg,
Studied at the London School of Economics,
Obtained master's degree from the University of Hamburg
1988 - 1989
Practical training at ZDF, the German television channel
since December 1989
Editor at ZDF
1992 – 1995
Washington D.C. correspondent for ZDF
subsequently
Presenter of the breakfast television programme ZDF-Morgenmagazin
1997 – 2003
Chief editor of the programmes hallo Deutschland and ZDF-Reporter
2003 – 2010
News presenter on the main ZDF news broadcasts heute and heute journal
since August 2010
Head of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government and Government Spokesperson