Udo Di Fabio

Biography

In 1970 Di Fabio began as a local government official in middle service in Dinslaken. He completed his secondary school diploma and then studied law at the Ruhr University in Bochum as well as social sciences at the University of Duisburg (now University of Duisburg-Essen). After completing the two state examinations in law in 1982 and 1985, Di Fabio was a judge at the Duisburg Social Court. In 1986, he worked as a wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (scientific assistant) at the Institute for Public Law at the University of Bonn. In 1987, he achieved his dissertation Rechtsschutz im parlamentarischen Untersuchungsverfahren, followed by a doctorate in the subject of social sciences in 1990. He completed his habilitation in 1993. Then he was appointed university professor for public law at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, followed by a call to the University of Trier. From 1997 to 2003 Di Fabio was a Professor of Public Law at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, since 2003 he has been Professor for Public Law at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn. From 1999 to 2011 he was Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court. In 2011, he was holder of the Mercator professorship at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

In April 2020, Di Fabio was appointed by Minister-President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia to a 12-member expert group to advise on economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

Other activities

Corporate boards

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Germany, Member of the Ethics Committee (2020–2024)

Non-profit organizations

• Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
• German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Member of the Council
• Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees
• Vodafone Germany Foundation, Member of the Advisory Board
• Foundation for Family Businesses, Member of Board of Trustees
• German Reference Centre (DRZE), Member of the Board of Trustees

Personal life

Di Fabio is married, has four children and lives in Bonn.

References

References

1. (25 August 2005). "Der konservative Aufsteiger".
2. "Professor Dr. Dr. Udo Di Fabio – Institut für Öffentliches Recht – Abteilung Staatsrecht".
3. (15 September 2014). "Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Di Fabio".
4. "UDE: Mercator-Professor Udo Di Fabio".
5. Kristian Frigelj (1 April 2020), [https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article206936077/Zwoelfkoepfiges-Gremium-Armin-Laschet-gruendet-Expertenrat-Corona.html Zwölfköpfiges Gremium: Armin Laschet gründet „Expertenrat Corona“] ''[[Die Welt]]''.
6. [https://www.freshfields.de/news/2024/04/margret-suckale-uebernimmt-vorsitz-des-ethikkomitees-von-freshfields-in-deutschland/ Margret Suckale übernimmt Vorsitz des Ethikkomitees von Freshfields in Deutschland] [[Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Germany]], press release of 4 April 2024.
7. [https://www.hayek-stiftung.de/kuratorium.html Board of Trustees] [[Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung. Friedrich August von Hayek Foundation]].
8. [https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/about-swp/foundation/organs-of-the-trust/ Council] [[German Institute for International and Security Affairs]] (SWP).
9. [https://www.telekom-stiftung.de/de/personen/kuratorium Board of Trustees] [[Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom Stiftung]].
10. [http://www.vodafone-stiftung.com/vodafone_advisory_council.html Advisory Board] Vodafone Germany Foundation.
11. [https://www.familienunternehmen.de/en/board-of-trustees Board of Trustees] [[Foundation for Family Businesses]].
12. link. (26 September 2015 German Reference Centre (DRZE).)
13. [https://www.kas.de/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=1b2a9763-3004-c787-92c0-8aeb878fa18e&groupId=252038 CV Di Fabio] Konrad Adenauer Stiftung