Joerg asmussen biography of albert

German economist (born )

Jörg Asmussen (born 31 October ) is a German economist and politician who served as State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance from to and Parliamentary State Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs from to ^[1] He has been serving as Chief Executive Officer of the German Insurance Association (GDV) since

Asmussen served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) from to He also served in the German federal government, most prominently as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs from to and the Federal Ministry of Finance from to Asmussen has been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP) since

After leaving the government, Asmussen joined the investment bank Lazard in as managing director in financial advisory&#;and rose to head of M & A for Europe and head of the Financial Institutions Group for Continental Europe.

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