Born in Gießen on 18th of Oct. 1972; roman-catholic; married.

1992
final examination, Abitur, Liebigschule in Gießen

1993 – 1994
Military service, Bundeswehr, Koblenz

1994 – 2001
Study of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

1997 – 2009
Member of the city council, city of Gießen

2001 – 2009
Resident at the Clinic for Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management; University of Gießen;

2002 – 2005
Member of the German Bundestag, Deutscher Bundestag; Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

since 2004
Chairman of the Gießen district branch oft the CDU

2006 – 2009
Chairman of the CDU-parliamentary group in the regional parliament of the Gießen area, Kreistag des Landkreises Gießen

2007
Doctorate of medicine

since 2007
Chairman of the Central Hesse county branch of the CDU

since 2009
Member of the German Bundestag

2009 – 2013
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research

since December 2013
Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor