Klaus König

Klaus König, Professor (retired) of Administrative Science, Government, and Public Law at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer; Director general (retired), Federal Chancellery. Studied law, economics, politics; Dr.jur., Dr.rer.pol., Ass.iur., habilitation for public law and administration. Held different academic and practical positions as research associate, professor, director of studies, senior principal, judge, President of the Speyer University, Director general, Director of the Speyer Research Institute, Vicepresident IIAS. Advisory, lecturing, research activities at German, foreign, international institutions. Interests and Publications: Government and public administration in general; modernization, transformation, development; public functions; legislation, planning, organization, civil service; supranational and international cooperation. Retired 2002. Honorary Member of the Board German Section of IIAS and of the National Academy of Public Administration/USA; Honorary Senator of the Federal School (Hochschule) of Public Administration; Great Federal Order of Merit.