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Appointed Director of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries at the OECD in 2002, Professor Tangermann became head of the newly-formed Trade and Agriculture Directorate in 2006.
Mr Tangermann has acted as a professor of economics and agricultural economics for twenty-five years. His academic work has concentrated, among others, on the need and options for reforming agricultural policies in OECD countries, and on strengthening the rules for agricultural trade.
Having previously taught at the University of Frankfurt/Main, Mr Tangermann has been professor of agricultural economics at the University of Göttingen since 1980. He was also Director of the Institute of Agricultural Economics, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, and Vice-President of the University of Göttingen.
In addition, Mr Tangermann has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture in Germany since 1976. From 1994 to 2000, Mr Tangermann was a member of the Science Council of Germany, a high-level body appointed by the President of the Federal Republic, where he also served as chairman of the Scientific Committee and of several working groups. He is a Member of the Academy of Science at Göttingen, and Member of the Executive Committee of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium.
Mr Tangermann has written extensively. His numerous books and articles have contributed to the international debate on agricultural policies and trade. He holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Göttingen.
Mr Stefan Tangermann is a German national. He is married and has four children.
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