Christian Lindner

Born in Wuppertal on 7 January 1979

1995 - present 
Member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP)

1998 
Graduated from secondary school (Städtisches Gymnasium) in Wermelskirchen

1997-2004
Owner of an advertising agency and co-founder of an internet company

1999-2006
Studied political science, public law and philosophy at the University of Bonn
Trained as a reserve officer; currently holds the rank of major in the German Air Force Reserve

2000-2009
Member of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament

2009-2011
General secretary of the FDP

2009-2012
Member of the German Bundestag

2012-2017
Leader of the FDP parliamentary group in the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament

2013-present
Leader of the FDP

2017-2021
Leader of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag

December 2021-present 
Federal Minister of Finance