

9 August 1948
Born in Augsburg
Married to
Renate Zeitler, (née Wiesmeier)
children
1 son, 1 daughter
1967 - 1971
Studied Law in Munich
Scholarship of Stiftung Maximilianeum and of Cusanuswerk
Further studies in Lausanne and Oxford
1972
Doctorate in constitutional and international law
(summa cum laude, faculty prize)
1972 - 1974
Research assistant at the University of Augsburg
1974
Second State Law Examination
1975
Tax Department at Bavarian Ministry of Finance
1978
Head of the division for income tax law and tax legislation
1988
Deputy Head of Tax Department
1990
Head of tax department
1991
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance
1995 - 30 April 2002
President of the Land Central Bank in the Free State of Bavaria
and Member of the Central Bank Council of the Deutsche Bundesbank
2001
Honorary professor for public law at the University of Augsburg
Since 1 May 2002
Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank
responsible for the Banking and Financial Supervision Department and the Legal Department
Since 1 June 2006
Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Deputises for the President on the Governing Council of the European Central Bank