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Born on 27 February 1964 in Saarlouis; Protestant
| Training and professional experience | |
| 1983 | Abitur (higher-education entrance qualification) in Waiblingen, followed by study of law in Tübingen |
| 1989 | First State Examination in Law at the University of Tübingen |
| 1991 - 1993 | Compulsory period of practical legal training in Stuttgart and Brussels |
| 1993 | Second State Examination in Law in Stuttgart |
| 1989 - 1991 | Civilian service |
| Political and social functions | |
| From 1993 until election to the Bundestag, employed at the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, first as an officer for federal and Bundesrat affairs, and later as an officer for skilled crafts and SMEs; former senior civil servant (Oberregierungsrat) | |
| Since 1998, member of the German Bundestag, recently Parliamentary Secretary of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. | |
| Since January 2014, member of the advisory board of the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance – against Extremism and Violence (Bündnis für Demokratie und Toleranz – gegen Extremis | |