Herbert Dorfmann was born in 1969 in Brixen/Bressanone and studied Agrarian Sciences in Piacenza.
His professional career began as a professor at the Agricultural College in Auer/Ora before he became the director of the agriculture department at the Bozen/Bolzano Chamber of Commerce. Later, he directed the South Tyrolean Farmers’ Federation for nearly 10 years.
Herbert’s political career started in 2005 with the South Tyrolean People’s Party when he became the mayor of his hometown. In 2009, he was elected to his first mandate at the European Parliament and was subsequently re-elected in 2014, 2019, and 2024.