curriculum vitae

born on 21 October 1973 in Leer/Ostfriesland, married, 2 daughters
resident in Ostrhauderfehn

Political career
since 1996	Member of the SPD
1996	Founding member of the Juso AG Ost-/Rhauderfehn
since 1996	Member of the executive committee of the SPD society Ostrhauderfehn
1997 - 2007	Member of the executive committee of the SPD society of the Leer district
1997 - 2002	Chairman of the Jusos of the Leer district
1999 - 2002	Deputy chairman of the Jusos of the Weser-Ems district
since 1996	Member of the city council Ostrhauderfehn
2001	Participant of the first social-democratic Kommunalakademie
2001 - 2005	Chairman of the SPD fraction in the city council of Ostrhauderfehn
2001 - 2006	Member of the council of the Leer district
since 2003	Member of the executive committee of the social-democratic society for local affairs in the Weser-Ems district
since 2005	Member of the European Parliament
	Member of the executive committee of the SPD society of the Weser-Ems district

Education	and profession
1990	Graduation at the secondary school of Westrhauderfehn
1991	Freelancer in the editorial department of the Fehntjer Kurier
1991 - 1995	Vocational training as a mechanical engineer at the Deutsche Bahn AG in the reparation plant of Leverkusen-Opladen
1995	Occupation as a mechanical engineer in the field of plant construction
1995 - 1996	Community service at the German Red Cross
1996 - 1998	Advanced vocational training as a mechanical engineer - technical equipment and installation
1998 - 2005	Studies at the college of higher education in Wilhelmshaven, graduation as an industrial engineer
2001 - 2003	Additional qualification as a specialist for job safety at the college of higher education in Wilhelmshaven
2005	Occupation as a sales engineer