Ernst Burgbacher

Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

Ernst Burgbacher, Parliamentary State Secretary

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Born on 28 May 1949 in Trossingen, Tuttlingen District; Protestant; married, two children.

Attended Gymnasium (grammar school) in Trossingen. Abitur (university entrance examination) in 1968.
1968 - 1974 study of mathematics and political science at Universities of Tübingen and Freiburg,
academic examination in 1974, teaching examination in 1975.

Professional Career

1975 - 1998
Teacher at the Gymnasium am Deutenberg in Villingen-Schwenningen; Oberstudienrat (senior teacher)

1969
Joined the Free Democratic Party (FDP)

Since 1992
Chairman of the FDP regional chapter in southern Baden

Since 2003
Member of the Federal Executive of the FDP

2004 - 2011
Deputy chairman of the FDP Land Executive Committee for Baden-Württemberg

1996 - 2006
Member of the Tuttlingen district council

Since 1998
Member of the Bundestag

October 2002 - October 2009
Parliamentary Secretary of the FDP Parliamentary Group

Since 29 October 2009
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

Since 9 December 2009
Federal Government Commissioner for SMEs and Tourism

Honorary activity
President of the Confederation of German Orchestra Associations (BDO)
President of the Federation of German Choral and Orchestral Associations (BDCO)