Christian König is the Managing Director of the Association of Private Bausparkassen in Berlin, Germany, and the European Federation of Building Societies in Brussels, Belgium. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the International Union for Housing Finance.

His work focuses on evaluating legislative proposals in the fields of banking, contract and consumer protection law, and housing policy, both at the European Commission and within German regulatory and legislative institutions.

He studied law in Germany, France, Austria, and Sweden and holds a degree in German law, a French diploma in comparative law, and a Master’s in European Law.