Adolf Kloke-Lesch

Born 1952 in Paderborn/Germany
Married; 3 children

Attended school in Göttingen, Berlin and Tehran/Iran

Studied urban and regional planning at Berlin Technical University from 1972 to 1977 (graduated with degree of "Diplom-Ingenieur")

Attended the post-graduate course run by the German Development Institute from 1977 to 1978 in Berlin and Malaysia

Entered the Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development in May 1978

Desk officer in the divisions "Cross-sectoral development policy issues" (1978 to 1981), "Basic principles, concepts and planning of development policy" (1981 to 1982), "Budget" (1982 to 1987 and 1988 to 1994)

Seconded to Federal Centre for Political Education, 1987/1988

Head of the divisions "Budget" (1994 to 1998), "Basic principles, concepts and planning of development policy" (1998 to 1999), "Foreign and security policy; peace-building and crisis prevention; human rights; research" (1999 to 2002)

Head of Directorate “Instruments of bilateral Cooperation” (2002 to 2003)

Head of Directorate “Peace and democracy; human rights; United Nations” (2003 to 2007)

Head of Directorate-General “Global and sectoral policies; European and multilateral development policy; Africa; Middle East” (since 2007)

Member of the Board of Trustees of the German Institute for Human Rights (2001 to 2008)

Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Working Group of Development and Peace (FriEnt; since 2001)

Member of the founding Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI; 2006 to 2007)

German Governor in the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; since 2007)

Member of the United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN)