Name:
H.E. Dr. Michael Freytag - Senator (State Minister)  
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Address: 		Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Senate for Urban Development and Environment
Stadthausbrücke 8
Hamburg
Germany 		Tel.: +49 40 4284-07006
Fax: +49 40 4284-02054
E-mail:michael.freytag@bsu.hamburg.de
Website: www.bsu.hamburg.de
Personal Profile of H.E. Dr. Michael Freytag:

  • Born 04.05.1958 in Hamburg
  • Married, 3 children
  • Lawyer and investment banker
Studies:
  • Professional training as a banker
  • First & Second Legal State Examination on Law
  • 1990 PhD in Law (Dr. jur.)
Career:

  • Banker (corporate and investment, 1991-2001), Various political functions within the CDU party (Christian Democratic Union), among others: Member of the Hamburg State Parliament (Bürgerschaft) 1991-2004; Chairman of Hamburg CDU Parliamen-tary Fraction (Majority leader) 2001-2004; since 2002 Deputy Chairman of the Hamburg State CDU

  • Since 17.03.2004 Senator of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Head of the State Ministry of Urban Development and Environment, which covers a wide range of responsibilities with regard to public architecture and planning, urban construction, housing, public transport and traffic systems, environment, sustainable development, energy and water supply.

  • As of 2007: Senator of Finance of the Government of Hamburg.

Due to these responsibilities the Senator is heading the supervisory boards of numerous public enterprises in Hamburg, such as the Hamburg Water Group (the Water Works Company and the Public Sewage Company), the Public Cleansing Department (including Waste Management, Recycling and Incineration), the Hamburg Harbour City Development Company, several municipal housing and real estate enterprises, the Municipal Public transport company Hochbahn AG.

Profile of Hamburg :

Hamburg, officially Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), city (2004 pop. 1.740 000) and capital of Hamburg State (746 sq km), N-Germany, on the Elbe River near the North Sea, and on the River Alster. Hamburg is the economic centre of Germany and its second largest city and major industrial city. It has the No.8 biggest container port in the world, which is the nation's busiest port. Manufactures include copper, vegetable and mineral oils, machinery, electro technical goods, and cigarettes. Its harbour handles ap-proximately one half of Germany's imports (foodstuffs, tea, coffee, and petroleum) and exports (machinery, processed petroleum, copper, and pharmaceuticals).

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