Burkhard Balz (born 24 July 1969) is a German

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of the

Christian Democratic Union of Germany The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ( , CDU ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is the major party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 ...

, part of the

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. From 2009 until 2018, he served as

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(MEP) from

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Early career

Between 2000 and 2009, Balz held various positions at

Commerzbank The Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (shortly known as Commerzbank AG or Commerzbank ) is a European Financial institution, banking institution headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. It offers services to private and entrepreneurial c ...

in Hannover, Frankfurt am Main, Tokyo, London and Brussels.

Political career

Member of the European Parliament, 2009–2018

In the European Parliament, Balz was a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), the Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (CRIS) and the Parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of

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and the

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(ASEAN). In 2013, he served as the Parliament's

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’s accession to the

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. He joined the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect in 2015 and the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion in 2016. In addition, Balz was substitute for the

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(TRAN) and the parliament's delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China.

Member of the board of the Bundesbank, 2018–present

In early 2018, Balz was nominated to join the board of Germany's central bank, replacing Andreas Dombret.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* Apaton Capital AG, member of the supervisory board (since 2007) *

ARAG Group ARAG SE is a European insurance group. ARAG stands for ''Allgemeine Rechtsschutzversicherungs Aktiengesellschaft''. "SE" stands for "Societas Europaea". Its headquarters are located in the ARAG-Tower in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich, Düsseldorf. Th ...

, member of the advisory board (since 2014) *

Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG () is a building society in Germany, active abroad with subsidiaries in Eastern Europe and China. It has more than 10 million customers. Shareholders are the cooperative central bank DZ Bank (96.8 percent) in Fran ...

, Ombudsman (since 2012) * MVI PROPLANT Nord GmbH, member of the advisory board (since 2014) * Sparda-Banken, member of the advisory board (since 2012)

Non-profit organizations

* Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), member of the board of trustees *

Senckenberg Nature Research Society The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (, until 2008 ''Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft'') is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Overview Its purpose is to conduct research in the natural sciences a ...

, member of the board of trustees * Kangaroo Group, memberMembers
Kangaroo Group.

References

External links

Homepage of Burkhard Balz
(German)
Burkhard Balz at the European Parliament
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balz, Burkhard 1969 births Living people Christian Democratic Union of Germany MEPs People from Lemgo MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 Politicians from North Rhine-Westphalia