| Birthdate | April 14, 1974 in Aschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Family | Single, father of a son (born in November 2008) |
| Current Town | Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt |
| 1994 | Electronics skilled-worker in the tool machine factory in Ashersleben |
| 1998 | Passed the state Environmental Protection Technician exam at the Technical School for Economics and Technology in Weissenfels |
| Additional: | General technical school certificate |
| 1998-2001 | Employee at the state transportation administration in Stendal |
| 2001-2002 | Personal advisor to administrators in the ministry for housing, urban development and transportation in the state of Saxony-Anhalt |
| 2002-2005 | Employee in the state administration for Saxony-Anhalt land development, northern branch |