Chairman of the Board of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Association of Adult Education Centers
Chairman of the Board, Europahaus Bad Marienberg (since 2024)
President of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament (2016–2026)
Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament (1996 and from 2001 through 2026)
Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Transportation, Agriculture, and Viticulture (Rhineland-Palatinate, 2006–2011)
State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior and Sports (Rhineland-Palatinate, 2005–2006)
State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Forestry (Rhineland-Palatinate, 2001–2005)
Mayor of the City of Hachenburg (1989–2001)