Peter Kurth (born 5 April 1960) is a German politician ( CDU) who served as State Minister of Finance (''Senator'') in Berlin from 1999 until 2001.

Career

Peter Kurth studied law and political science both in

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and in Freiburg. Following a traineeship in Berlin, he carried out various activities insocial and business administration in the State of Berlin. From 1994, Kurth served as State Secretary to the successive State Ministers of Finance Elmar Pieroth (1994-1996) and

Annette Fugmann-Heesing Annette Fugmann-Heesing (born January 6, 1955) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD). Over the course of her career, she served as State Minister of Finance in two different sta ...

(1996-1999) in the government of Mayor

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. From 2001 until 2009, Kurth was a member of the board of Alba Group in Berlin.

Other activities

Corporate boards

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, Member of the Advisory Board * KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (1999–2001)

Non-profit organizations

* Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium (2017-2019) * European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD), vice-president (since 2009) * German RETech Partnership, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board
German RETech Partnership.

References

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