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3w ago

Klingbeil appoints Jens Südekum as his macroeconomic adviser

The economist will serve independently on an honorary basis, steering Berlin’s €500 billion fund dedicated to investment-driven structural reforms.

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Jens Südekum
Bundesfinanzminister Klingbeil hat den Ökonomen Jens Südekum zu seinem persönlichen Berater gemacht. Der 49-Jährige soll Klingbeil in "makroökonomischen Fragen" beraten.
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Overview

  • Südekum will work independently and on an honorary basis, reporting directly to the Finance Minister rather than to the ministry’s permanent staff.
  • He has served as a professor of international economics at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf since 2014 and on the ministry’s Scientific Advisory Board since 2020.
  • As one of the architects of the €500 billion special fund, Südekum helped design a strategy combining large-scale investments with structural reforms.
  • His prior consultancy roles for the EU Commission, OECD and WTO add international policy expertise to Klingbeil’s team.
  • Klingbeil lauded his record as one of Germany’s leading economists whose blend of academic rigor and practical political experience will aid policy development.