Dr. Peter Ramsauer - Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development

Dr. Peter Ramsauer (Source: BMVBS/Fotograf: Frank Ossenbrink)

Educational/academic background

1964 to 1973 
Attended high school (Staatliches Landschulheim Marquartstein)
School-leaving examination

1970 
Attended Eton College, England

1973 to 1978
Studied business administration at Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

1979
Graduated (with distinction) with a degree in business administration; worked as an assistant with Professor Arnold Picot, Technical University of Hanover

1985 
Awarded a doctorate in governance and public policy (Dr. oec. publ.) by the Department of Business Administration at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich; final grade: "excellent". Subject of doctoral thesis: "Economic objectives and impact of the reform of local government in Bavaria"

Vocational training

1977
Passed the journeyman's examination in the trade of miller before the Stuttgart Chamber of Crafts

1980 
Passed the master craftsman's examination in the trade of miller before the Munich Chamber of Crafts

Political career

1972
Co-founder of the Schülerunion (organization of high school students associated with the CDU/CSU) in Bavaria; Joined the Junge Union (Young Christian Democrats)

1973 
Joined the Christian Social Union (CSU)

1973 to 1975 
Chairman of the Traunwalchen local branch of the Junge Union

1977 to 1979
Chairman of the Traunreut local branch of the Junge Union

1979 to 1981
Deputy Chairman of the Upper Bavarian regional branch of the Junge Union

1983 to 1987
Chairman of the Traunstein district branch of the Junge Union

1983 to 1989
Deputy State Chairman of the Bavarian branch of the Junge Union; Chairman of the Working Party on Economic and Financial Policy

1985 to 1991
Chairman of the Traunreut local branch of the CSU

currently:Member of the Presidium of the CSU 
Member of the Executive Committee of the CSU, Deputy Party Leader
Member of the Upper Bavarian Regional Executive of the CSU

Political Offices

1978 to 1991
Member of Traunstein Town Council

Since 1984
Member of Traunstein District Council

1984 to 1990
Member of the District Committee of Traunstein District Council

Since 1990
Member of the German Bundestag as the directly elected member of parliament for the constituency of Traunstein/Berchtesgadener Land

1998 to 2005 
Chief Whip of the group of CSU parliamentarians in the German Bundestag

2005 to 2009 
Leader of the group of CSU parliamentarians in the German Bundestag and First Deputy of the Leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary party

Since 28 October 2009
Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development