CV (English)

• born 1975 in Amberg, Germany, married, 2 children

Member of the European Parliament since 2009

• full Member and Coordinator of the S&D Group in the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
• full Member of the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS, committee work completed)
• substitute Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
• Member of the Delegation of the Parliamentary Cooperation Committee EU-China

• Member of the executive board of the Europa-SPD.

• Parliamentary Report (EU guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network), Parliamentary questions, Speeches in Plenary

Partisan Activites

• since 2002: held different positions in local politics at SPD Amberg, Germany
• since 1999: Member of Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschland (SPD)

Professional Experience

• 1996 - 2009: held different positions at Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (AOK)
• 2005: Business Administrator in health insurance
• 1996: Industrial Clerk

Memberships

• ver.di (German United Services Trade Union)
• AWO (National workers' welfare association)
• Mobifair
• Rail Forum Europe
• "Gemeinsames Leben und Lernen e.V."
• Europa Union
• Action alliance "Bunt statt braun"
• "Schule ohne Rassismus"-sponsor for the Franz-Xaver-von-Schönwerth junior high school Amberg

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