Dr. Bernd Pfaffenbach

State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

Dr. Bernd Pfaffenbach, State Secretary

Born on 7 May 1946 in Kassel, married, one son

PROFESSIONAL Credentials

since December 2004
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

2004-2009
Personal Representative of the German Chancellor for the G8 World Economic Summits (Sherpa)

2001-2004
Federal Chancellery
Economic Policy Advisor to the Federal Chancellor
Director-General for Economic and Financial Policy and from 2002 also for Labour Market Policy

1992-2000
Federal Chancellery
Group Head and Deputy Director-General
in charge of Economic Policy, Financial Policy, Germany's New States

1988-1992
Office of the Federal President
Head of Division, responsible for the Federal Ministries of Economics, Finance and six further ministries

1984-1988
Federal Ministry of Economics
Personal Secretary to State Secretary Dr. Otto Schlecht

1978-1984
Federal Ministry of Economics
Division "Basic Issues of External Economic Policy and International Monetary Policy" and "Basic Issues of the Economic System and Economic Policy"

1977-1978
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva

1974-1977
Federal Ministry of Economics
Division "Basic Issues of Energy Policy"

EDUCATION

1971-1974
University of Marburg, awarded doctorate Dr. rer. pol. (magna cum laude)

1966-1971
Studied at University of Marburg, earning degree of Diplom-Volkswirt

1966
Awarded secondary school graduation certificate
Albert-Schweitzer-Schule, Kassel