Prof. Dr. Bernd Lucke
- Born in Berlin (19.08.1962), married, 5 children
- 1982-1984: studies of economics, philosophy and modern history in Bonn
- 1985: Scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley
- 1987: Master's Degree (Diploma) in Economics
- 1988-1997: Several positions in politics and universities
- 1997: Habilitation in economics and econometrics
- Since 1998: Professor of economics at the University of Hamburg; teaching and research visits at UBC Vancouver, IU Bloomington and OECD Paris
- 2013-2015 Founder and Spokesperson “Alternative für Deutschland”, left the party in 2015
- Since 2014: Member of the European Parliament (for the German party Liberal-Konservative Reformer)