Career in Politics
Born: May 20th, 1964 in Moers (Germany)
Resident in: Living in Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
Since 1981
Member of the party „The Greens“
Since 2008
Member of the German Parliament
2009-2013
Spokesman for Pension and Retirement Politics for the parliamentary group Alliance 90/The Greens, member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and member of the Petition Committee
Since February 2014
Spokesman on Social Affairs for the parliamentary group Alliance 90/The Greens, member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs
Since 1981
Member of the party „The Greens“
Since 2008
Member of the German Parliament
2009-2013
Spokesman for Pension and Retirement Politics for the parliamentary group Alliance 90/The Greens, member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs and member of the Petition Committee
Since February 2014
Spokesman on Social Affairs for the parliamentary group Alliance 90/The Greens, member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs
Course of Education and Professional Life
1992
Diploma in Economics at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the the University of Bielefeld
1993 - 1995
Research Assistant in the DFG- Project "Supply Strategies of Low Income Households" at the Faculty for Sociology of the University of Bielefeld. Project Manager: Professor Dr. Hans-Jürgen Andress
15.12.1995-15.12.2000
Teaching and Research Assistant of the Department of Economics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University at the Chair for Distribution and Social Politics (Professor Dr. Richard Hauser)
Winter 2000/2001
Contracted Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) of the Department of Economics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University at the Chair for Distribution and Social Politics Professor Dr. Richard Hauser
18.4.2002
Graduation to Dr. rer. pol. at the Faculty for Economic Science of the Goethe University Frankfurt
Winter 2002/2003
Contracted Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) of the Department of Economics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University for the Lecture "Social Security and Welfare"
1.11.2001-28.2.2003
Research Assistant for the Project "Income Discrimination and Woman-specific Acquisition Biography"("Einkommensdiskriminierung und frauenspezifische Erwerbsbiographie") at the Faculty for Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Hohenheim at the Institute of Household and Consumer Economics. Project Manager:Professor Dr. Barbara Seel
1.4.2003 to 31.7.2003
Guest Researcher at the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (Hanse Wissensschaftskolleg)
Winter 2003/2004
Contracted Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) of the Department of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University for the lecture "Social Security and Welfare"
March 2004
Guest Researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Dublin.
1.5.2004 - 30.9.2006
Teaching and Research Assistant, Faculty of Economics of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Chair for Economic Policy and Labor Economics
31.5.2006
Habilitation/Post-doctoral Lecturing Qualification at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main (Venia Legendi for Economics)
since 31.5.2006
Associate Professor for Economic Science at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main
since 1.5.2007
Guest Professor for Labor Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main
1992
Diploma in Economics at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the the University of Bielefeld
1993 - 1995
Research Assistant in the DFG- Project „Supply Strategies of Low Income Households“ at the Faculty for Sociology of the University of Bielefeld. Project Manager: Professor Dr. Hans-Jürgen Andress
15.12.1995-15.12.2000
Teaching and Research Assistant of the Department of Economics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University at the Chair for Distribution and Social Politics (Professor Dr. Richard Hauser)
Winter 2000/2001
Contracted Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) of the Department of Economics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University at the Chair for Distribution and Social Politics Professor Dr. Richard Hauser
1.11.2001-28.2.2003
Research Assistant for the Project „Income Discrimination and Woman-specific Acquisition Biography“(„Einkommensdiskriminierung und frauenspezifische Erwerbsbiographie“) at the Faculty for Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Hohenheim at the Institute of Household and Consumer Economics. Project Manager:Professor Dr. Barbara Seel
Winter 2002/2003
Contracted Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) of the Department of Economics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University for the Lecture „Social Security and Welfare“
18.4.2002
Graduation to Dr. rer. pol. at the Faculty for Economic Science of the Goethe University Frankfurt
1.4.2003 to 31.7.2003
Guest Researcher at the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (Hanse Wissensschaftskolleg)
Winter 2003/2004
Contracted Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) of the Department of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University for the lecture „Social Security and Welfare“
March 2004
Guest Researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Dublin.
1.5.2004 - 30.9.2006
Teaching and Research Assistant, Faculty of Economics of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Chair for Economic Policy and Labor Economics
31.5.2006
Habilitation/Post-doctoral Lecturing Qualification at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main (Venia Legendi for Economics)
since 31.5.2006
Associate Professor for Economic Science at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main
since 1.5.2007
Guest Professor for Labor Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main