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Bundeswehr/Sebastian WilkeBoris Pistorius
Boris Pistorius has been Federal Minister of Defence since January 19, 2023. Before from 2013 on, he was Minister of the Interior and Sport in Lower Saxony. From 2006 until 2013, he was lord mayor of Osnabrück city. Before he studied law at the Osnabrück and Münster universities, he did his military service.
Curriculum Vitae of Minister of Defence
Born in Osnabrück, Germany, on 14 March 1960
| Period | Event/Task |
|---|---|
| Since January 2023 | Federal Minister of Defence |
| 2013 to 2023 | Lower Saxony Minister of the Interior and Sport |
| 2006 to 2013 | Head Mayor of the city of Osnabrück |
| 1996 to 2013 | Councillor of the city of Osnabrück Political priority areas: finance, economic development and urban development |
| 2002 to 2006 | Head of the “Schools and Sports” Department of Weser-Ems Regional Administration, Osnabrück Branch Office |
| 2002 | Resignation from the office of second mayor for career reasons |
| 1999 to 2002 | Second Mayor of the city of Osnabrück (deputy to the Head Mayor) |
| 1997 to 2002 | Head of various departments of Weser-Ems Regional Administration, Osnabrück Branch Office |
| 1995 to 1996 | Deputy Head of Minister Glogowski’s office |
| 1991 to 1995 | Personal assistant to Gerhard Glogowski, Minister of the Interior of Lower Saxony |
| 1991 | Joined the Lower Saxony State Administration as a government assessor; head of department for teacher personnel in Department 410 of Weser-Ems Regional Administration, Osnabrück Branch Office |
| 1990 | Lawyer |
| 1987 to 1990 | Legal internship and second state examination |
| 1987 | First state examination |
| 1981 to 1987 | Studied law at the universities of Osnabrück and Münster |
| 1980 to 1981 | Military service |
| 1980 | Business employee |
| 1978 to 1980 | Apprenticeship as wholesale and export assistant |
| 1978 | University entrance qualification (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium, Osnabrück) |