THOMAS WOBBEN
Director, Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the EU
thomas.wobben@vb-bruessel.stk.lsa-net.de
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Thomas Wobben was born on 30/04/1965 in Rheine/Westfalen in Germany. After
studying Economics and Politics in Cologne he began his professional career as a
lobby co-ordinator for social sector organisations and youth organisations in 1992,
working on a European Voluntary Service Programme. He joined the services of the
Land Saxony-Anhalt in 1993 where he was responsible for business co-operation
within the European Union and interregional co-operation.
In 1995 he was sent to the Liaison Office of Saxony-Anhalt in Brussels, to be in
charge of regional policy and the developing European co-operation projects. He
also was responsible for co-ordinating the Presidency of Saxony-Anhalt within the
European Network of Industrial Regions (RETI) and the European Chemical
Regions Network (ECRN).
From September 2007 he will be the sherpa for the ECRN President in the High
Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Chemical industry in the European
Union.
Since September 1999 he has been the director of the Representation of Saxony-
Anhalt to the European Union and is in this function involved in the policy
development of the region on European affairs.
He has written many Articles on the role of regions in EU decision making. He is
member of several steering groups on innovation.
Mr. Wobben is married and has three children.