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[[File:EBD-Präsident Rainer Wend (Mitte) mit Staatsminister Michael Link (links) und EBD-Ehrenpräsident Dieter Spöri.jpg|thumb|Rainer Wend (centre) with State Minister [[Michael Link]] (left) and EBD's Honorary President [[Dieter Spöri]] (right)]]
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Rainer Wend (* March 8 1954 in [[Gütersloh]]) is a German Politician ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]) and currently lobbyist for [[Deutsche Post DHL]]. 2002-2005 he was chairmen of the Bundestag-Committee Economics and Labour as well as spokesman of the SPD parliamentary party on Economic Affairs from 2005 till 2009. In July 2012 he has been elected President of [[European Movement Germany]].
[[File:Rainer Wend 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|Wend in 2012]]
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europaeische-bewegung.de/news/die-ebd-hat-gewaehlt-praesident-vizepraesidenten-schatzmeister-und-vorstandsmitglieder/|title=Die EBD hat gewählt: Präsident, Vizepräsidenten, Schatzmeister und Vorstandsmitglieder:|publisher= Netzwerk Europäische Bewegung Deutschland |date= 2012-07-02 |accessdate= 2012-11-09}}</ref>
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'''Rainer Wend''' (born 8 March 1954) is a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) and currently lobbyist for [[Deutsche Post|Deutsche Post DHL]]. From 2002 to 2005, he was chairman of the [[Bundestag]]-Committee Economics and Labour as well as spokesman of the SPD parliamentary party on Economic Affairs from 2005 till 2009. In July 2012, he was elected President of [[European Movement Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europaeische-bewegung.de/news/die-ebd-hat-gewaehlt-praesident-vizepraesidenten-schatzmeister-und-vorstandsmitglieder/|title=Die EBD hat gewählt: Präsident, Vizepräsidenten, Schatzmeister und Vorstandsmitglieder|publisher= Netzwerk Europäische Bewegung Deutschland |date= 2 July 2012 |access-date= 9 November 2012}}</ref>


==Work and Life==
==Work and life==
After graduating from high school, Wend started studying law which he successfully completed in 1979 with the first state examination. After his legal practical training he completed the second state examination and started his doctoral thesis at the [[Bielefeld University]]. Wend has been qualified as lawyer since 1984. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europaeische-bewegung.de/ueber-uns/vorstand/vorstand/|title=Vorstand:|publisher= Netzwerk Europäische Bewegung Deutschland |date= 2012-11-19 |accessdate= 2012-11-09}}</ref>
Wend was born in [[Gütersloh]]. After graduating from high school, he started studying law which he successfully completed in 1979 with the first state examination. After his legal practical training he completed the second state examination and started his doctoral thesis at the [[Bielefeld University]]. Wend has been qualified as lawyer since 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europaeische-bewegung.de/ueber-uns/vorstand/vorstand/|title=Vorstand|publisher=Netzwerk Europäische Bewegung Deutschland|date=19 November 2012|access-date=9 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828234519/http://www.europaeische-bewegung.de/ueber-uns/vorstand/vorstand|archive-date=28 August 2011}}</ref>
Furthermore he was curator of the New Social Market Economy Initiative.
Furthermore, he was curator of the New Social Market Economy Initiative.


Wend is married and has three daughters. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://webarchiv.bundestag.de/archive/2010/0427/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/W/wend_ra0.html|title=Dr. Rainer Wend, SPD: |publisher=German Bundestag |date=2012-04-27 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref>
Wend is married and has three daughters.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://webarchiv.bundestag.de/archive/2010/0427/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/W/wend_ra0.html|title=Dr. Rainer Wend, SPD |publisher=German Bundestag |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=11 November 2012}}</ref>


==Political Career==
==Political career==
Dr Rainer Wend has already been a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] since 1980. Throughout his studies he had been deactively unengaged in the respective campus group and became Head of the Young Socialists in Ostwestfalen/Lippe and later on Head of the SPD district Bielefeld (1988-1998).
Dr Rainer Wend has already been a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] since 1980. Throughout his studies he had been actively engaged in the respective campus group and became Head of the Young Socialists in Ostwestfalen/Lippe and later on Head of the SPD district Bielefeld (1988-1998).
From 1998 till 2008 he had been a member of German [[Bundestag]]. In 2002 he became chairmen of the Bundestag-Committee Economics and Labour and was named as spokesman of the SPD parliamentary party on Economic Affairs in 2008. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://webarchiv.bundestag.de/archive/2010/0427/bundestag/abgeordnete/bio/W/wend_ra0.html|title=Dr. Rainer Wend, SPD: |publisher=German Bundestag |date=2012-04-27 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref>
From 1998 till 2008 he had been a member of German [[Bundestag]]. In 2002 he became chairmen of the Bundestag-Committee Economics and Labour and was named as spokesman of the SPD parliamentary party on Economic Affairs in 2008.<ref name="auto"/>
In 2008 he did not run for the reelections anymore and became the Head of Corporate Public Policy and Sustainability at [[Deutsche Post DHL]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fr-online.de/wirtschaft/rainer-wend-der-neue-bei-der-post,1472780,3362492.html|title=Der Neue bei der Post: |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau |date=2008-12-10 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/spd-politiker-wend-werben-fuer-die-post-1.360163|title=Werben für die Post: |publisher=Süddeutsche.de |date=2010-05-17 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref>
In 2008 he did not run for the reelections anymore and became the Head of Corporate Public Policy and Sustainability at [[Deutsche Post DHL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fr-online.de/wirtschaft/rainer-wend-der-neue-bei-der-post,1472780,3362492.html|title=Der Neue bei der Post |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau |date=10 December 2008 |access-date=11 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/spd-politiker-wend-werben-fuer-die-post-1.360163|title=Werben für die Post |publisher=Süddeutsche.de |date=17 May 2010 |access-date=11 November 2012}}</ref>


== European politics ==
== European politics ==
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[[File:EBD-Präsident Rainer Wend (Mitte) mit Staatsminister Michael Link (links) und EBD-Ehrenpräsident Dieter Spöri.jpg|thumb|Wend (centre) with State Minister [[Michael Georg Link]] (left) and EBD's Honorary President [[Dieter Spöri]] (right)]]
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Since Wend has been working for the [[Bundestag]] his political priorities are related to financial and economical topics as well as to the [[European sovereign-debt crisis|euro-crisis]]. According to Wend important elements of crisis management are besides budget discipline and structural reforms in the affected countries a greater convergence of economic and financial policies of the [[Member state of the European Union|EU members]] towards a “political union”.<ref>{{cite news | date=Oktober 2012 | url=http://www.dbb.de/fileadmin/pdfs/europathemen/dbb_europathemen_1012.pdf | title=Gespräch mit Rainer Wend, Präsident der Europäischen Bewegung Deutschland (EBD)| work=[[DBB Beamtenbund und Tarifunion]] | accessdate=18. Februar 2013}}</ref> Wend supports the introduction of a financial transaction tax on a broad base.<ref>{{cite news | date=03. Juli 2012 | url=http://www.euractiv.de/soziales-europa/interview/wenn-die-buerger-die-eu-als-monster-wahrnehmen-006477 | title=Wenn Bürger die EU als Monster wahrnehmen| work=[[euractiv.de]] | accessdate=18. Februar 2013}}</ref>
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In the course of the debates on the [[Multiannual Financial Framework]] of the [[European Union|EU]], Wend and his British counterpart call for a growth-oriented budget framework.<ref>{{cite news | date=07. November 2012 | url=http://www.netzwerk-ebd.de/news/mehr-solidaritaet-statt-austeritaet-beim-eu-budget-gemeinsames-statement-der-praesidenten-von-ebd-u/ | title=Mehr Solidarität statt Austerität beim EU-Budget: gemeinsames Statement der Präsidenten von EBD und EM-UK zum Treffen von Merkel und Cameron| work=[[Europäische Bewegung Deutschland|netzwerk-ebd.de]] | accessdate=18. Februar 2013}}</ref>
Wend also represents the idea of a social Europe, as a political union only can succeed if the living conditions within Europe are comparable.<ref>{{cite news | date=Oktober 2012 | url=http://www.dbb.de/fileadmin/pdfs/europathemen/dbb_europathemen_1012.pdf | title=Gespräch mit Rainer Wend, Präsident der Europäischen Bewegung Deutschland (EBD)| work=[[DBB Beamtenbund und Tarifunion]] | accessdate=18. Februar 2013}}</ref>
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Since July 2012 Rainer Wend is the president of [[European Movement Germany|EM Germany]] and thus followed SPD politician [[Dieter Spöri]].<ref>{{cite news | date=04. Juli 2012 | url=http://www.netzwerk-ebd.de/news/dr-rainer-wend-ist-neuer-praesident-der-ebd-mitgliederversammlung-bestimmt-kurs-bis-zur-bundestag/ | title=Dr. Rainer Wend ist neuer Präsident der EBD - Mitgliederversammlung bestimmt Kurs bis zur Bundestagwahl 2013| work=[[Europäische Bewegung Deutschland|netzwerk-ebd.de]] | accessdate=18. Februar 2013}}</ref>


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Since Wend has been working for the [[Bundestag]], his political priorities are related to financial and economical topics as well as to the [[European sovereign-debt crisis|euro-crisis]]. According to Wend important elements of crisis management are besides budget discipline and structural reforms in the affected countries a greater convergence of economic and financial policies of the [[Member state of the European Union|EU members]] towards a “political union”.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news | date=October 2012 | url=http://www.dbb.de/fileadmin/pdfs/europathemen/dbb_europathemen_1012.pdf | title=Gespräch mit Rainer Wend, Präsident der Europäischen Bewegung Deutschland (EBD) | work=[[German Civil Service Federation]] | access-date=18 February 2013 | archive-date=4 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104065449/http://www.dbb.de/fileadmin/pdfs/europathemen/dbb_europathemen_1012.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> Wend supports the introduction of a [[financial transaction tax]] on a broad base.<ref>{{cite news | date=3 July 2012 | url=http://www.euractiv.de/soziales-europa/interview/wenn-die-buerger-die-eu-als-monster-wahrnehmen-006477 | title=Wenn Bürger die EU als Monster wahrnehmen| work=euractiv.de | access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref>
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== Public Office==
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In the course of the debates on the [[Multiannual Financial Framework]] of the [[European Union|EU]], Wend and his British counterpart call for a growth-oriented budget framework.<ref>{{cite news | date=7 November 2012 | url=http://www.netzwerk-ebd.de/news/mehr-solidaritaet-statt-austeritaet-beim-eu-budget-gemeinsames-statement-der-praesidenten-von-ebd-u/ | title=Mehr Solidarität statt Austerität beim EU-Budget: gemeinsames Statement der Präsidenten von EBD und EM-UK zum Treffen von Merkel und Cameron| work=[[European Movement Germany]] | access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref>
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From 1994 until 2003 he was [[mayor]] of [[Bielefeld]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spd-bielefeld.de/meldungen/11603/9035/Rainer-Wend-legt-sein-Amt-als-Buergermeister-nieder.html|title=Rainer Wend legt sein Amt als Bürgermeister nieder: |publisher=NRW SPD |date=2003-07-07 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref>
Wend also represents the idea of a social Europe, as a political union only can succeed if the living conditions within Europe are comparable.<ref name="auto1"/>
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From July 2012 to 2018, Wend has been president of [[European Movement Germany|EM Germany]] following SPD politician [[Dieter Spöri]] and being succeeded by [[Linn Selle]].<ref>{{cite news | date=4 July 2012 | url=http://www.netzwerk-ebd.de/news/dr-rainer-wend-ist-neuer-praesident-der-ebd-mitgliederversammlung-bestimmt-kurs-bis-zur-bundestag/ | title=Dr. Rainer Wend ist neuer Präsident der EBD - Mitgliederversammlung bestimmt Kurs bis zur Bundestagwahl 2013| work=[[European Movement Germany]] | access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref>


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== Public office==
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From 1994 until 2003, he was mayor of [[Bielefeld]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spd-bielefeld.de/meldungen/11603/9035/Rainer-Wend-legt-sein-Amt-als-Buergermeister-nieder.html|title=Rainer Wend legt sein Amt als Bürgermeister nieder |publisher=NRW SPD |date=7 July 2003 |access-date=11 November 2012}}</ref>


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Wend in 2012

Rainer Wend (born 8 March 1954) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and currently lobbyist for Deutsche Post DHL. From 2002 to 2005, he was chairman of the Bundestag-Committee Economics and Labour as well as spokesman of the SPD parliamentary party on Economic Affairs from 2005 till 2009. In July 2012, he was elected President of European Movement Germany.[1]

Work and life

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Wend was born in Gütersloh. After graduating from high school, he started studying law which he successfully completed in 1979 with the first state examination. After his legal practical training he completed the second state examination and started his doctoral thesis at the Bielefeld University. Wend has been qualified as lawyer since 1984.[2] Furthermore, he was curator of the New Social Market Economy Initiative.

Wend is married and has three daughters.[3]

Political career

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Dr Rainer Wend has already been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany since 1980. Throughout his studies he had been actively engaged in the respective campus group and became Head of the Young Socialists in Ostwestfalen/Lippe and later on Head of the SPD district Bielefeld (1988-1998). From 1998 till 2008 he had been a member of German Bundestag. In 2002 he became chairmen of the Bundestag-Committee Economics and Labour and was named as spokesman of the SPD parliamentary party on Economic Affairs in 2008.[3] In 2008 he did not run for the reelections anymore and became the Head of Corporate Public Policy and Sustainability at Deutsche Post DHL.[4][5]

European politics

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Wend (centre) with State Minister Michael Georg Link (left) and EBD's Honorary President Dieter Spöri (right)

Since Wend has been working for the Bundestag, his political priorities are related to financial and economical topics as well as to the euro-crisis. According to Wend important elements of crisis management are besides budget discipline and structural reforms in the affected countries a greater convergence of economic and financial policies of the EU members towards a “political union”.[6] Wend supports the introduction of a financial transaction tax on a broad base.[7] In the course of the debates on the Multiannual Financial Framework of the EU, Wend and his British counterpart call for a growth-oriented budget framework.[8] Wend also represents the idea of a social Europe, as a political union only can succeed if the living conditions within Europe are comparable.[6] From July 2012 to 2018, Wend has been president of EM Germany following SPD politician Dieter Spöri and being succeeded by Linn Selle.[9]

Public office

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From 1994 until 2003, he was mayor of Bielefeld.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Die EBD hat gewählt: Präsident, Vizepräsidenten, Schatzmeister und Vorstandsmitglieder". Netzwerk Europäische Bewegung Deutschland. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Vorstand". Netzwerk Europäische Bewegung Deutschland. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Rainer Wend, SPD". German Bundestag. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Der Neue bei der Post". Frankfurter Rundschau. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Werben für die Post". Süddeutsche.de. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Gespräch mit Rainer Wend, Präsident der Europäischen Bewegung Deutschland (EBD)" (PDF). German Civil Service Federation. October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Wenn Bürger die EU als Monster wahrnehmen". euractiv.de. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Mehr Solidarität statt Austerität beim EU-Budget: gemeinsames Statement der Präsidenten von EBD und EM-UK zum Treffen von Merkel und Cameron". European Movement Germany. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Dr. Rainer Wend ist neuer Präsident der EBD - Mitgliederversammlung bestimmt Kurs bis zur Bundestagwahl 2013". European Movement Germany. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Rainer Wend legt sein Amt als Bürgermeister nieder". NRW SPD. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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