Martin Schulz: Difference between revisions

 

==Member of the European Parliament (MEP), 1994–2017==

 

In the [[1994 European Parliament election in Germany|1994 European elections]] Schulz was elected to the European Parliament and between 2000 and 2004 was chair of the SPD delegation. Schulz has served on a number of committees, including the [[European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs|Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs]] and the [[European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights|Subcommittee on Human Rights]]. He led the German delegation of the Socialist group (SPD members) from 2000 and was also a vice-chair of the Socialist Group in the EP. He was elected group leader in 2004, of the PSE Group, succeeding the Spaniard [[Enrique Barón Crespo]], a position held until he was elected EP president. Since 2009, Schulz has also acted as the representative for European Affairs for Germany's SPD party and his views have deeply influenced his party's pro-European politics.