| since May 2011 | Director General in the Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector, Baden-Württemberg |
| 1973 – 1980 | Studied electrical engineering, with a focus on physical electronics; degree: Dipl.-Ing. |
| 1981 – 1984 | Research associate at the Institute of Physical Electronics, University of Stuttgart. Focus: gas discharge physics |
| 1984 – 1987 | Member of the scientific staff of the Greens parliamentary group, responsible for research and technology, renewable energies and climate protection. |
| 1988 – 2011 | Consumer Association of North Rhine–Westphalia; from 1990 head in the department of housing and energy, from 1997 director in charge of special consumer topics and member of the management board. From 2005 to 2006 additionally acting director in charge of consumer rights and financial services. |
| since 2000 | board member of EnergieVision e. V. for the Consumer Association of North-Rhine-Westphalia |
Helmfried Meinel, Director General
