Prof. Dr. iur.

Gregor Thüsing

Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn

Focus of the commitment in the German Ethics Council

  • Social security
  • Information self-determination and digitalisation
  • Law and religion

Professional background

  • Since 2004 Professor and Director of the Institute for Labour Law and Social Security Law at the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
  • 2001–2004 Professor for Civil Law, Labour and Social Security Law and Comparative Law at the Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
  • 2000–2001 Assistant to the Chairman of the Executive Board in the Central Corporate Development of the Bertelsmann AG
  • 2000 Habilitation (Venia Legendi for Civil Law, Comparative Labour and Social Law and Ecclesiastical Law) at the Faculty of Law, University of Cologne
  • 1998 Admitted to the Bar (Attorney at Law) in the State of New York
  • 1997–1998 Participation in the LL.M. programme at Harvard Law School, Cambridge (USA)
  • 1995 Doctorate (Dr. iur.) at the University of Cologne
  • 1990–1994 Law Studies at the University of Cologne

Memberships

  • Since 2024 Member of the German Ethics Council
  • Vice-Chairman of the Society for Insurance Research and Insurance Solutions
  • Member of the Board of the Society for Data Protection and Data Security
  • Chairman of the Society for European Social Policy
  • Ombudsperson of the German AIDS Foundationg

Selected publications