Elmar Brok (born May 14, 1946 in
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and the former Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the
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group. An MEP since 1980, he has held many leadership positions in German and European politics.
As a member of the Convention on the Constitution for Europe and in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Mr Brok contributed crucially to the Constitution of the European Union.
- Member since 1980
- Member of the fraction of the European Peoples Party and European Democrats (member of the board of directors)
- Chairman of the Committee on Forreign Affairs
- Substitute of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- Member of the delegation for the relations with the United States
Mr Brok studied law and politics in Germany and at the Centre for European Governmental Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
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Elmar Brok (born May 14, 1946 in
VerlVerl is a municipality in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 15 km south of Bielefeld and 10 km east of Gütersloh....
,
Kreis GüterslohGütersloh is a Kreis in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Osnabrück, Herford, district-free Bielefeld, Lippe, Paderborn, Soest and Warendorf.- History :...
) is a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
Member of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is the English name for a person who has been elected to the European Parliament, one of the European Union's two legislative bodies. MEPs are the European Union's equivalents of a country's national legislators in either the lower house or unicameral...
and the former Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the
European People's PartyThe European People's Party is a centre-right European political party. Founded in 1976, the EPP has 72 member-parties from 39 countries, 13 EU and 6 non-EU heads of government, 10 European Commissioners , and the largest group in the European Parliament with 265 members.-History:EPP traces its...
group. An MEP since 1980, he has held many leadership positions in German and European politics.
As a member of the Convention on the Constitution for Europe and in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Mr Brok contributed crucially to the Constitution of the European Union.
Positions in the European Parliament
- Member since 1980
- Member of the fraction of the European Peoples Party and European Democrats (member of the board of directors)
- Chairman of the Committee on Forreign Affairs
- Substitute of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- Member of the delegation for the relations with the United States
Curriculum Vitae
Mr Brok studied law and politics in Germany and at the Centre for European Governmental Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Formerly, he worked as a radio journalist and newspaper correspondent.
Mr Brok has held numerous leadership positions for the Christian Democratic Party in Germany, including Deputy Federal Chairman of the Junge Union (CDU youth section) (1973-1981), Chairman of the CDU Federal Committee on Foreign and Security Policy (1989-1999), CDU District Chairman of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (since 1996), Secretary of the CDU Land Executive of North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1996), Chairman of the CDU Federal Committee on European policy (since 1999), Assistant Chairman of the International Democrat Union (since 1991), Deputy Chairman of the European Union of Christian Democratic Workers (since 1991), and Chairman of the European Union of Christian Democratic Workers.
Mr Brok has also held several leadership positions in the European Parliament, including Member of the European People’s Party (EPP) Political Bureau, Member of the EPP Group Bureau, Coordinator in the European Parliament committees on social affairs, drugs and German unity, European Parliament Representative on the Council's Reflection Group for Maastricht II, European Parliament Representative at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Treaty of Amsterdam, European Parliament Representative at the 2000 Intergovernmental Conference, and EPP coordinator in the European Convention.
He is Senior Vice President for Media Development at
BertelsmannBertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 106,083 workers...
. According to himself he does not take part in any votes on media issues. Though he made this occupation public from the beginning, this issue is being critically discussed in the German public. According to recent information broadcasted by German media his activities as lobbyist of Bertelsmann are also scrutinized by the EU Commission. According to journalist Lutz Mükke (2005) Brok used his influence to ban Hajo Friedrich, who published a critical aricle concerning Brok's muddy activities, from the political ressort of the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung". Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl once sarcastically summarized Brok's CV: "born, married, MEP." In an interview with the German newspaper "Die Tageszeitung" Brok reflected his activities and stated that for him politics was not profession, but hobby. Accordingly, critics of Brok call him a "hobbyist."
Honours
- Federal Cross of Merit (First Class)
- Grand Golden Decoration of the Republic of Austria
- Order of Grand Officer of Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small, landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany...
- Commander, Order of St. Gregory (appointed by Pope John Paul II, November 2002)
- Member, Oxford Council on Good Governance
- Alois Mock
Alois Mock is a politician and member of the Austrian People's Party . He was Vice Chancellor of Austria from 1987 to 1989. As foreign minister he helped take Austria into the European Union....
Prize for the European of the Year, Austria 2003
- "MEP of the Year for 2003" awarded by European Voice
European Voice is an English language newspaper owned by The Economist Group. The newspaper gives an account of the activities of the key European Union institutions – the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of Ministers...
following a Europe-wide vote
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