Walter Schumacher

Born on 4 January 1950 in Kaiserslautern, married to Ute Nabinger since 1979, children Tanja and Kai 

Professional background:

1966 Staff member at the newspapers “Pfälzische Volkszeitung” and “Die Rheinpfalz”
1968 Received Abitur in Kaiserslautern, studied law in Saarbrücken
1971 Practical internship at Saarland Broadcasting (SR)
1971 Began working freelance on a regular basis for Saarland Broadcasting (SR)
1975 - 1977 Court reporter for dpa
1974 – 1979 Member of the Kaiserslautern city council, member of the cultural affairs committee
1976 Began working freelance on a regular basis for Südwestfunk Mainz and Baden-Baden, radio and television
1979 - 1986 Editor at SWF 3 Baden-Baden
1985 - 1994 Dramaturge at “Hoftheater Scherzheim” (voluntary basis)
1986 Freelance work, presenter for radio and television, SWF, SDR, HR, Deutschlandfunk, Deutsche Welle, Rias Berlin
1986 - 1994 Weekly editorials for Südwestfunk (SWF 3)
1987 – 1994 Weekly cultural editorials for Deutschlandfunk
26 Oct. 1994 Government spokesman and Permanent Deputy to the Director of the State Chancellery, Ministerial Director
1 May 2010 – present State Secretary, Ministry of Science, Education, Research and Culture of Rheinland-Pfalz

Member of the SPD Party
Member of IG Medien/member of the German Association of Journalists (DJV)
Member of the “Friends of the Villa Musica“
Member of the “Association of Pfälzer Art Friends”
Founding member of the “Mainzer unterhaus Foundation”
Member of the “Friends of the Mainzer unterhaus”
Chairman of the “German Cabaret Archives”