Helmuth Markov (born 5 June 1952) is a German politician.

Life and education

Born in

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, Markov is the son of the German

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historian Walter Markov. From 1970 to 1976, he studied engineering at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, where he got his degree in engineering in 1976. In 1984, he became

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. Since 25 March 2011, he has been one of four representatives from the state of Brandenburg on the supervisory board of

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. He is married and has three children.

Politics

In 1973, Markov became a member of the SED and was from 1993 to 1995 Regional Chairman of the PDS in

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. From 1990 until 1999, he was a Member of Brandenburg's Regional Assembly. After the European elections in 1999, he became a

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with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). He was treasurer of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left and sat on the

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and a member of the Delegation to the EU-

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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. From 2009 till 5 November 2014, Markov was the

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and Deputy Prime Minister of Brandenburg, he was also the Minister of Justice, Consumer Protection and European Affairs of Brandenburg from 21 January 2014 till 22 April 2016.

References

External links

Profile at the EP group
* * 1952 births Living people Ministers of the Brandenburg State Government MEPs for Germany 1999–2004 MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 {{Germany-MEP-stub