Mechtild Rothe
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Mechtild Rothe
is a German
Politics of Germany
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 politician
Politician
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 and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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 with the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
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,
part of the Socialist Group
Party of European Socialists
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 and sits on
the European Parliament
European Parliament
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's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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.

She is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)
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, a member of the
Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe and a substitute for the
Delegation to the EU-Turkey
Turkey
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 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
  • since 1984: Member of the European Parliament
    Member of the European Parliament
    A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...

  • 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: European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in Germany was the election of MEP representing Germany constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. The vote was held on June 13, 2004....


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