Bernd Schmidbauer
High school, 1959 Abitur. Studied physics, chemistry and biology at the Technical University in Karlsruhe and at the University of Heidelberg. Scientific examination in 1967. Pedagogical examination in 1969. Policy officer in the minister's office; principal at the Gymnasium.
Chairman of the CDU in the Rhine-Neckar district. Elected to the municipal and district councils in 1971. Parliamentary group chairman in the Rhine-Neckar district council from 1976 to 1989.
Member of the Bundestag since 1983; in the 11th legislative period, Chairman of the Working Group on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and of the Enquete Commission "Precautions for the Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere". January to December 1991 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; December 1991 to October 26, 1998 Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Coordinator of the Intelligence Services.
Chairman of the CDU in the Rhine-Neckar district. Elected to the municipal and district councils in 1971. Parliamentary group chairman in the Rhine-Neckar district council from 1976 to 1989.
Member of the Bundestag since 1983; in the 11th legislative period, Chairman of the Working Group on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and of the Enquete Commission "Precautions for the Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere". January to December 1991 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; December 1991 to October 26, 1998 Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Coordinator of the Intelligence Services.
