Biography

Harald Leibrecht

Harald Leibrecht

Harald Leibrecht, Member of the German Bundestag, is the Coordinator for Transatlantic Intersocietal Cooperation of the German government.

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Born on October 14, 1961 in Evanston/Chicago (USA).
Married, four children.

Since July 2011

Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation in the Field of Intersocietal Relations, Cultural and Information Policy

Education

International Business Administration in Strasbourg/France, Heidelberg/Germany, London/UK and Florida/USA

1983 Master of Business Administration (MBA, USA), Schiller University London

Political career

Since 2002 Member of the German Bundestag

Currently

Deputy Chairman of the sub-committee on International Cultural and Educational Affairs.
Member of the Committee on economic cooperation and development.
Substitute Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Chairman of the Baden-Württemberg FDP parliamentary group in the German Bundestag.

Professional career

1984 - 2007 Executive Director Schiller International University (SIU), Heidelberg, Germany

Since 2007 Executive Director CEPA Europe Customized Educational Programs Abroad GmbH, Ingersheim, Germany

Other offices

Honorary Member of several associations and co-initiator of an aid-program for the support of disabled children.

Honorary Chairman of the Theodor Heuss-Freundeskreis e.V., Brackenheim.

Honorary Member of the advisory board of the Lichtenstern-High School.