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Peter Altmeier in Großaufnahme vor hellem Hintergrund.

Born 18 June 1958 in Ensdorf (State of Saarland)

Education
	Law studies at the Saarland University (First and Second State Exam 1985 and 1988)
1986	Certificate in European Integration studies
Professional background
1985-1990	Research assistant for Public and International Law at Saarland University and later at the European Institute of the Saarland University
1990-1994	Official of the European Commission; Secretary-General for the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers from 1993 to 1994
Political career
1994-1998	Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs
1994-2004	Member of the Committee on European Affairs
1999-2003	Delegate of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group to the European Conventions on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and on the Constitutional Treaty
2002-2003	Spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the First Investigation Committee (on electoral fraud)
2004-2005	Parliamentary Legal Counsel of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
2005-2009	Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior
2009 - 2012	Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
Since 22 May 2012	Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
	From 2006 to 2011 Peter Altmaier was president of the Europa-Union Deutschland (German branch of the Union of European Federalists) and was appointed honorary president at the end of 2011.