| Curriculum Vitae |
| 1968 |
Second State Exam, Düsseldorf |
| 1969 – 1989 |
Official in North Rhine Westphalia's Ministry of the Interior, State Chancellery and Ministry of Construction in Düsseldorf |
| 1990 – 1999 |
State Secretary of the Ministry for Urban Development, Living and Transportation in Potsdam |
| 2000 |
Solicitor |
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| Academic posts |
| 1981 |
Dr. rer. pol. (Ph.D. in political science) at the Free University of Berlin |
| 1986 – 1990 |
Teaching position at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen University) |
| 1991 – 1993 |
Teaching position at the Free University of Berlin and at the Humboldt University of Berlin |
| 1994 |
Professor for Urban Development at the Potsdam School of Architecture |
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