Mechtild Rothe (born 10 August 1947 in
Paderborn,
Germany) is a
German politician who served as a
Member of the European Parliament from 1984 until 2009. She is a member of the
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been the ...
, part of the
Socialist Group.
During her time in parliament, Rothe sat on the
European Parliament's
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. She was a substitute for the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe and a substitute for the Delegation to the
EU-
Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Career
* 1965-1974: Trained and employed as a chemical laboratory technician
* 1974-1978: studied German and social sciences
Education
* 1978 and 1981: first and second state examination for lower secondary teaching
* 1978-1984: teacher
* 1975-1984
* 1984-2009:
Member of the European Parliament
* Vice-Chair of the SPD group in the European Parliament
* 1999-2004: Delegation Chair of the
EU - Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee
* 2002-2004: Member of the Group Bureau
See also
*
2004 European Parliament election in Germany
The 2004 European Parliament election in Germany was the election of MEP representing Germany constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. The vote was held on 13 June 2004.
The elections saw a heavy defeat for the ruling Soci ...
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1947 births
Living people
Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs
MEPs for Germany 1984–1989
MEPs for Germany 1989–1994
MEPs for Germany 1994–1999
MEPs for Germany 1999–2004
MEPs for Germany 2004–2009
20th-century women MEPs for Germany
21st-century women MEPs for Germany
People from Paderborn
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