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Hans-Gert Pöttering
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Hans-Gert Pöttering (born 15 September 1945) is a German lawyer, historian and conservative politician (CDU, European People's Party), who served as President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009 and as Chairman of the CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation from 2010 to 2017.
Quick Facts President of the European Parliament, Vice President ...
Hans-Gert Pöttering | |
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![]() Pöttering in 2014 | |
President of the European Parliament | |
In office 16 January 2007 – 14 July 2009 | |
Vice President | Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou |
Preceded by | Josep Borrell |
Succeeded by | Jerzy Buzek |
Leader of the European People's Party-European Democrats | |
In office 20 July 1999 – 16 January 2007 | |
Preceded by | Wilfried Martens |
Succeeded by | Joseph Daul |
Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
In office 17 July 1979 – 30 June 2014 | |
Chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation | |
In office 1 January 2010 – 1 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Bernhard Vogel |
Succeeded by | Norbert Lammert |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-09-15) 15 September 1945 (age 78) Bersenbrück, Germany |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Children | Johannes Benedict |
Residence(s) | Bad Iburg, Germany |
Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies Columbia University |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | Official website |
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He served as a Member of the European Parliament continuously since the first elections in 1979 until 2014 and was Chairman of the European People's Party-European Democrats 1999–2007. When he stepped down in 2014 he was the European Parliament's longest-serving member. As president of the European Parliament he proposed the creation of the House of European History museum in Brussels.