World LNG Summit & Awards

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Philipp Steinberg

Director General Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Germany

BIO

Dr. Philipp Steinberg studied law and political economy as well as tax science in Berlin, Münster and Paris; he received his doctorate in 2001. In addition to the 1st and 2nd state examinations, he holds a License d'Etat Francais and an MBA. After working in a large law firm, he worked in the Federal Ministry of Finance and as party executive of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. In 2013 he moved to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection as head of department, where he took over the management of Department I (Economic Policy) in 2016. Since 2022 he has headed the newly founded WE department (economic stabilization, energy security, gas and hydrogen infrastructure).