About us
Responsibilities
The Federal Returning Officer and his deputy are appointed for an indefinite period of time by the Federal Minister of the Interior. In view of the duties pertaining to the post and the technical means available, appointing the President of the Federal Statistical Office Federal Returning Officer has proved to be an advantage.
The Federal Returning Officer
Dr. Georg Thiel was appointed President of the Federal Statistical Office and Federal Returning Officer on 16 October 2017 with effect from 1 November 2017.
Deputy Federal Returning Officer
Heinz-Christoph Herbertz is a qualified lawyer and has been working at the Federal Statistical Office since 1990.