Martin SCHULZ

PEEuropean Parliament
BUROParliament's Bureau
BCPRConference of Presidents

DMEDDelegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

CPDEConference of Delegation Chairs

• Apprentice bookseller (1975-1977). Worked in various bookshops and publishing houses (1977-1982); bookshop proprietor (1982-1994).
• Member, SPD Party Council (1991-1999); member, Mittelrhein SPD Executive (since 1995); chair, Aachen District SPD (since 1996); member of the SPD Federal Executive Committee (since 1999); member, SPD Bureau (since 2005). Vice-President of the Socialist International (since 2004).
• Municipal councillor in Würselen (1984-1987); mayor of Würselen (1987-1998).
• MEP (since 1994): PSE Group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights (1994-1996); PSE Group coordinator, Committee on Civil Liberties and Home Affairs (1996-2000); chair, SPD group, European Parliament (2000-2004); chair of the PSE Group (since 2004).
• Honorary doctorate from Kaliningrad State Technical University (2009).