Curriculum vitae Bernd LANGE

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

• Studied Lutheran theology and politics at the University of Göttingen. 1980 Theology examination and 1981 First state examination

Professional career

• 1983-1994 : Secondary-school teacher at Burgdorf ‘Gymnasium’
• 1994-2004 : Member of the European Parliament
• 2005-2009 : Head of the economics, environment and European affairs section of the German Trade Union Federation for the Lower Saxony-Bremen-Saxony/Anhalt region
• 2009-... : Member of the European Parliament
• 2012-2014 : Spokesman on trade policy on behalf of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament
• 07/2014-... : Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade

Political career

Offices held in a political party or national trade union

• 1974 : Joined the SPD
• 1979 : Joined the IG Metall trade union
• 1986-2015 : Member of the SPD Executive for the region of Hannover
• 1992-2013 : Chair, Burgdorf SPD

Offices held in the EU institutions

• 1994-2004 : Member of the European Parliament
• 1997-1999 : Vice-chair, Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy
• 2009-... : Member of the European Parliament
• 2012-2014 : Spokesman on trade policy on behalf of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament
• 07/2014 : Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade

Honours

• Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon, 2001