

3 January 1946
Born in Schwäbisch Gmünd
Married to
Renate Böhmler, née Frankenberger, two children
1963 - 1968
Trained for the Upper Administrative Service (Diplom-Verwaltungswirt)
1971 - 1974
Studied jurisprudence in Tübingen
Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Period of study in Oxford
1974 / 1977
First state examination in law / Second state examination in law
1977
Head of the Public Administration Office (Ordnungsamt) at the Göppingen District Office
1982
Head of the State Secretary’s Office in the Federal Ministry of Education and Science
1983
Head of Section in State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg
1991
Head of the Department of International Affairs in the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg
1995
Head of Office in the Ministry of Science, Research and Art, Baden-Württemberg
2000
Head of the State Chancellery of the State of Baden-Württemberg/State Secretary
Church Commissioner of the State Government
State Government Commissioner for the Reduction of Bureaucracy
Since 16 July 2007
Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank
- 07/2007 - 04/2009
responsible for the Administration and Premises Department and the Audit Department
- Since 6 May 2009
responsible for Human Resources Department, the Audit Department, the Administration and Premises Department and the Training Centre