Gunther oettinger biography
Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October ) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources from to , as European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society from to and as European Commissioner for....
Günther Oettinger
German lawyer and politician
Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October ) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources from to ,[1] as European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society from to and as European Commissioner for Energy from to
He is affiliated with the liberal-conservative European People's Party (EPP).
Günther Oettinger (), a German lawyer and politician, was member of the European Commission for almost ten years, after a career of more than thirty years.
He served as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg between and and as chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg from until
Since , Oettinger has served as president of the German private university EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht in Wiesbaden.[2]
Early life and education
Oettinger was born to Hermann Oettinger in Stuttgart, who owned a tax accounting and enterprise consulting business.
He grew up in Ditzingen, and attended school at Gymnasium Korntal-Münchingen. [3]
He studied law and Economics at the U