Tiemo Wölken
Tiemo Wölken | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 14 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Groote |
Constituency | Germany |
Personal details | |
Born | (1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 38) Otterndorf, Lower Saxony, Germany |
Political party | German Social Democratic Party European Union Party of European Socialists |
Tiemo Wölken (born 5 December 1985) is a German lawyer and politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 14 November 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1]
Early life and education
Wölken was educated at the Halepaghen Grammar School before studying law at the University of Osnabrück, where he specialised in European public law. He also completed a supplementary course in economics at the University of Osnabrück before completing a Master in International Law in 2013 at the University of Hull in England.
Political career
Wölken became a Member of the European Parliament when he replaced Matthias Groote who resigned to run for local office in 2016. During his first term, he served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2016–2017) and on the Committee on Budgets (2017–2019). Following the 2019 elections, he moved to the Committee on Legal Affairs,[2] where he serves as his parliamentary group’s coordinator.[3] He is also the Parliament’s lead rapporteur on health technology assessment.[4] In 2021, Wölken and Roberta Metsola co-authored a resolution to protect journalists and critical voices from strategic lawsuits against public participation, which was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Parliament.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Wölken has been part of the Parliament’s delegations to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2016–2019), the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2016–2019) and to Canada (since 2019). He co-chairs the MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).[6] He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital,[9] the European Internet Forum[10] and the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.[11]
Wölken was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[12]
Other activities
- Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board[13]
- Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member
References
- ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Tiemo Wölken European Parliament.
- ^ Maïa de La Baume (January 13, 2020), 20 MEPs to watch in 2020 Politico Europe.
- ^ Maïa de La Baume (January 13, 2020), 20 MEPs to watch in 2020 Politico Europe.
- ^ Alice Taylor (November 11, 2021), EU Parliament votes overwhelmingly to protect journalists from SLAPPs Euractiv.
- ^ MEPs join forces to boost European Parliament actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), press release of February 19, 2020.
- ^ Intergroup on Anti-Corruption European Parliament.
- ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
- ^ Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Internet Forum.
- ^ Members Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.
- ^ Drucksache 18/10450: Niedersächsische Mitglieder der 17. Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 State Parliament of Lower Saxony.
- ^ Political Advisory Board Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
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- Burkhard Balz until 31 August 2018
- Reimer Böge
- Elmar Brok
- Daniel Caspary
- Birgit Collin-Langen
- Jan Christian Ehler
- Karl-Heinz Florenz
- Michael Gahler
- Stefan Gehrold since 20 September 2018
- Jens Gieseke
- Ingeborg Gräßle
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- Thomas Mann
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- Dennis Radtke since 24 July 2017
- Herbert Reul until 6 July 2017
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- Michael Detjen since 1 January 2018
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- Matthias Groote until 31 October 2016
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- Arndt Kohn since 24 February 2017
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- Maria Noichl
- Gabriele Preuß
- Ulrike Rodust
- Martin Schulz until 10 February 2017
- Joachim Schuster
- Peter Simon
- Birgit Sippel
- Jutta Steinruck until 31 December 2017
- Jakob von Weizsäcker until 6 January 2019
- Martina Werner
- Kerstin Westphal
- Babette Winter since 10 January 2019
- Tiemo Wölken since 14 November 2016
- Jan Philipp Albrecht until 2 July 2018
- Reinhard Bütikofer
- Michael Cramer
- Romeo Franz since 3 July 2018
- Sven Giegold
- Rebecca Harms
- Martin Häusling
- Maria Heubuch
- Ska Keller
- Barbara Lochbihler
- Terry Reintke
- Helga Trüpel
- Cornelia Ernst
- Thomas Händel
- Sabine Lösing
- Fabio De Masi until 23 October 2017
- Martina Michels
- Martin Schirdewan since 8 November 2017
- Helmut Scholz
- Gabi Zimmer
- Hans-Olaf Henkel
- Bernd Kölmel
- Bernd Lucke
- Jörg Meuthen since 8 November 2017
- Marcus Pretzell
- Joachim Starbatty
- Beatrix von Storch until 23 October 2017
- Ulrike Trebesius
- Nadja Hirsch since 8 November 2017
- Wolf Klinz since 8 November 2017
- Alexander Graf Lambsdorff until 23 October 2017
- Gesine Meißner
- Michael Theurer until 23 October 2017
- Ulrike Müller