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Biography
Ulrich Nußbaum (born 10 April 1957) is a German lawyer and politician who has been serving as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy under the leadership of minister Peter Altmaier in the fourth coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel since 2018.
Early life and education
Nußbaum graduated from highschool in 1976 and subsequently studied law in Saarbrücken, Geneva, Strasbourg and London. He received his Ph.D. in 1984, with a thesis on raw material extraction in the Antarctic.
Career
Since Nußbaum has been a licensed lawyer. From 1993 until 2003, he held teaching positions at the Saarland University. In addition, he served as vice president of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) of Bremerhaven from 1996 until 2003 and from 2007 until 2009.
From 2003 until 2007, Nußbaum served as State Minister of Finance in the government of successive mayors Henning Scherf and Jens Böhrnsen of Bremen. He later served in the same capacity in the government of mayor Klaus Wowereit of Berlin from 2009 until 2014.
From 2015 until 2018, Nußbaum served as Chairman of the Board of the German Transport Forum (DVF).
Other activities
Corporate boards
- KfW IPEX-Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2017)
- Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2017)
- Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2014)
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2014)
- Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB), Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2014)
- Vivantes, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2014)
- Charité, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (2009-2014)
Non-profit organizations
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Ex-Officio Member of the Senate
- Leibniz Association, Ex-Officio Member of the Senate (since 2018)