Buschmann | AIDAQ

1988 to 1997 - Max-Planck-Gymnasium secondary school in Gelsenkirchen-Buer, university entrance qualification

Since 1994 - Member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP)

1994 - Joined the Young Liberals

1997 to 1998 - Civilian service at Bruder-Jordan-Haus old people’s home in Gelsenkirchen-Buer

1998 to 2004 - Studied law at the University of Bonn

2004 - First state examination in law

2005 to 2007 - Practical legal training at Essen District Court

2007 - Second state examination in law, admission to practice law

2007 to 2013 - Lawyer in an international partnership

2009 to 2013 - Member of the Bundestag, most recently legal policy spokesperson for the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag

2014 to 2017 - General Secretary of the FDP

2016 - Obtained a doctorate at the University of Cologne, thesis on “The ECJ and principle of guarantee of ownership. An analysis of the origin and content of EU property law.”

Since 2017 - Member of the Bundestag

Since 2017 - Member of the Executive Committee of the FDP

2017 to 2021 - First Parliamentary Secretary of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag

Since December 2021 - Federal Minister of Justice

Photo: BPA/Steffen Kugler