Preceded by Luigi de Magistris Nationality German Constituency Germany | Full Name Ingeborg Gräßle Website Official website | |
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Born 2 March 1961 (age 56)
Heidenheim, Germany ( 1961-03-02 ) Political party German:
Christian Democratic Union
EU:
European People's Party Alma mater University of Stuttgart
Institut d'études politiques de Paris
Free University of Berlin Education University of Stuttgart, Free University of Berlin, Sciences Po Profiles | ||
Ingeborg Gräßle (/ɪnɡɛbɒrɡ ɡrɑːsslɛ/; born 2 March 1961) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament from Germany. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, part of the European People's Party. She is the current chair of the Budgetary Control Committee. She has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004.
Contents
- Early life and education
- Beginnings
- Member of the European Parliament 2004 present
- 2004
- 2007
- 2009
- 2014
- Recognition
- References
As the co-rapporteur for the revision of the financial regulation, approved in the plenary in October 2012, Gräßle was instrumental in the negotiation of a compromise between the European Institutions. Gräßle is well known within the EU as an strong proponent of increased transparency and accountability for the Institutions.
Early life and education
Gräßle was born in 1961 in the town of Großkuchen, located in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, where she attended elementary school until 1971. She attended high school at Hellenstein-Gymnasium Heidenheim until 1980 after which she completed a two-year internship with Augsburger Allgemeine where she subsequently worked as an editor from 1982 to 1984.
After leaving editorial work in 1984, Gräßle enrolled at the University of Stuttgart where she earned a master's degree in romance languages, history, and political science in 1989. She spent a year studying at the Institut d'études politiques in Paris, France and in 1990, she took a job as the Director of Public Relations for Konrad-Adenauer-Haus (the German national headquarters for the Christian Democratic Union) in Bonn, Germany.
In 1994 Gräßle earned her PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin. Her dissertation, the "Der europäische Fernseh-Kulturkanal ARTE : deutsch-französische Medienpolitik zwischen europäischem Anspruch und nationaler Wirklichkeit", examined the Franco-German television network, ARTE and explored the relationship between European standards and national realities.
Beginnings
From 1995 to 1996 Gräßle was the spokeswoman for Rüsselsheim am Main, the largest town in the Groß-Gerau district of the Rhein-Main region. In 1996 Gräßle was elected to the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg where she served until 2004 when she was elected to the European Parliament.
Since 1999, Gräßle has served as the Vice-Chair of the CDU Women's Union of Baden-Württemberg, a member of the Heidenheim District Council, and a member of the CDU Bureau in Baden-Württemberg. In 2001 she was appointed as the Deputy District Chair of the CDU in Northern Baden-Württemberg, and the District Chair of the CDU in Heidenheim.
Gräßle was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in May 2004.
Member of the European Parliament, 2004-present
Gräßle was elected to the European Parliament and began her first term on 20 August 2004. She was reelected in 2009 and 2014 and is currently serving her third term.
Financial Regulation
Gräßle acted as the co-rapporteur, along with Crescenzio Rivellini, and lead Parliamentary negotiator on legislation which created a new set of rules that govern the implementation of EU funds, known commonly as the financial regulation. The European Parliament acted as co-legislator with the European Commission for the first time while drafting the new financial regulation that entered into force in January 2013.
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