Curriculum Vitae (English)
Helmut Metzner
Born December 11th 1968
in Bamberg, Germany
Address:
Helmut Metzner
Bleibtreustraße 32
D 10707 Berlin, Germany
Phone: ++49 (0)30.34 38 99 35
Mobile: ++49 (0)176. 70 20 04 69
helmut.metzner@freenet.de
www.muntermachermetzner.de
Profession
Since February 1st 2011
Freelancing consultant for political communication
July 1st 2010 to December 8th 2010.
Head of the Party Chairman‘s Office
Head of International Relations at the Headquarters of the German liberals, the Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP, Free Democratic Party), Berlin
February 1st 2004 to June 30th 2010
Head of Strategy and Campaigning and International Officer at the Headquarters of FDP, Berlin, coordinating the FDP‘s contact to ELDR and LI, speaker at international events
October 1st to January 31st 2004
Personal assistant of the CEO of Friedrich Naumann Foundation
March 1st 2000 to September 30th 2000
Desk Officer Service at Liberales Institut (think tank) of Friedrich Naumann Foundation
April 1st 1999 to February 1st 2000
Consultant and trainer for European Policy at the Academy Waldhaus Jakob of Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Konstanz
February 16th 1995 to March 31st 1999
Freelancing consultant and trainer for civic education
Education
October 1st 1988 to September 30th 1990
Academic studies of history, political sciences and philosophy at
Otto-Friedrich-Universität, Bamberg
October 1st 1990 to February 15th 1995
Academic studies of history, political sciences and philosophy at
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen
Graduate as Magister Artium (Master of Arts, M.A.) in history
Fellow of Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Publications
many essays, articles and comments in newspapers, the FDP‘s magazine „elde“ and other periodicals
Voluntary political engagement
since 2009
Deputy Chairman of Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Berlin Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
1997 - 2000
Assessor in the party‘s board of Bavaria
1995 - 1997
Vice-president of FDP of Bavaria
1994 - 1999
Deputy Chairman of FDP of Oberfranken (Upper Franconia)
1995 - 1999
Chairman of FDP of Bamberg
1993 - 1995
Deputy Chairman of FDP of Bamberg
Candidature for several elections on local, regional an national level,
e.g. candiate for the German Bundestag (1994 and 1998), candidate for the Bavarian Parliament (1988), Candidate for Berlin‘s Parliament (2001)
Hobbies
Cinema, concerts, cycling, opera, theater,
