the German Insurance Association (GDV), where he was in charge of European and international affairs. In this capacity, he was also a member of the European Economic and Social Committee. From 2011 to 2016, Wuermeling served as chairman of the Association of Sparda Banks, a group of twelve regional cooperative banks in Germany. In July 2016, following a proposal of Bavaria, the Bundesrat nominated Wuermeling as member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Other activities House of Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Member of the Board of Trustees Leibniz Institute for Financial Research (SAFE), Member of the Policy Council Research Institute for Application-Oriented Knowledge Processing (FAW), Member of the Board of Trustees Institute for European Politics (IEP), Member of the Board of Trustees Rotary International, Member References External links Web-site of German Federal Ministry of Economic and Technology (German, with link to English version in the navigation bar) 1960 births Living people MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 Christian Social Union in Bavaria MEPs MEPs for Germany 1999–2004