Doris Pack (born 18 March 1942,

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) is a German politician, President o
EPP Women
President of the

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and former

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1989–2014. She served as a member of the

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1974–1983 and 1985–1989. She is a member of the

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Christian Democratic Union, part of the

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. Pack is the chair of the EU

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(since 2009). She is chair of the Franco-German Foundation for Cultural Cooperation, president of the European Children's Book Fair Association, member of the ZDF Television Council, president of the Saar Adult Education Association, vice-president of the European Movement on the Saar. She also is president of Women in the EPP and executive member of the European People's Party. She was a member of the

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and of the Assembly of the

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(1981–1983 and 1985–1989). She is chairwoman of the advisory board of

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. She graduated from teaching college in 1965 and worked as a teacher in primary schools until 1974. From 1983 to 1985, she was employed by the Saarland Ministry of Education. In 2007 she got honoris causa doctorate at University of Zadar (Croatia).

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Doris Pack, Chair of the EU Committee on Culture and Education
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