After receiving his master's degree, he continued at the university as a research assistant before moving to Hamburg in 1979 to work as speechwriter and office administrator for the First Mayor of Hamburg Hans-Ulrich Klose and later as press spokesman for the "women's equality" unit.
After earning his master's degree, he continued at the university as a research assistant before relocating to Hamburg in 1979 to work as a speechwriter and office administrator for the First Mayor of Hamburg Hans-Ulrich Klose and later as press spokesman for the "women's equality" unit.