Reiner Hoffmann

Biography

Member of the Supervisory Board effective October 2006 Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation May 30, 1955 born in Wuppertal, Germany 1972 – 1974 Vocational training as a wholesale and export clerk at Hoechst AG 1975 – 1976 Civilian service at Wuppertal Hospital 1977 – 1982 Degree in economics at the University of Wuppertal, Economics Department 1983 Assistant in the Economic and Social Committee (ESC) of the European Community, Brussels, and Scientific Employee in the Economics Department at the University of Wuppertal 1984 – 1994 Various roles at the Hans Böckler Foundation, Düsseldorf 1994 – 2003 Director of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels 2003 – 2009 Deputy Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) 2009 – 2014 North Rhine District Secretary of the German Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union, Düsseldorf since 2014 Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation

Research Interest

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology