Born on 23 December 1978 in Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia
Member of the German Bundestag since 2017
Professional career
Since May 2025
Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Since 2017
Member of the German Bundestag
Committee on Economic Affairs (2021-2025)
Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy (2017-2021)
2014 - 2017
Trade Policy Officer (Trade Attaché) at the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union
2012 - 2014
Press Officer (Ministry Spokesman) at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
2010 - 2012
Policy Officer for SME Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology
2010 - 2010
Research stay at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Economic Research and Statistics Division
2008 - 2010
Research assistant at the Chair of Economics, in particular for international economics, at the University of Bamberg
Education
2001 - 2007
Degree (Diplom) in economics at the University of Bonn
2004 - 2005
Master’s degree in international studies at the University of Birmingham, U.K.
2000 to 2004
Master’s degree in political science with a minor in economics and public law at the University of Bonn
1998 to 2000
Vocational training as a draftsperson, specialising in civil engineering