Born in 1974. Bavaria/Nuremberg. History Studies, M.A. in History. Since 1999 Bureau Member CSU regional party organisation Nuremberg-Fürth-Schwabach. 2004-2008 Head of Unit Development Policy and EU-project coordinator Hanns-Seidel Foundation Munich. 2001-2003 Editor at DATEV eG Nuremberg. 1996-1997 Foreign Policy Desk at Vaclav Havel's President's Office, Czech Republic.Member of the European Parliament in 2003-2004. Bureau Member CSU regional party organisation Nuremberg-Fürth-Schwabach and Mittelfranken. Since 2010: President of the catholic german-czech "Ackermann-Gemeinde" www.kastler.de MEP since 2008.