Bernhard Rapkay
Bernhard Rapkay (born January 8, 1951 in Ludwigsburg ) is a German politician. From 1994 to 2014 he was a MEP for the SPD in the Social Democratic Group in the EP .
His duties and responsibilities included his membership in the Legal Committee and his deputy for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. He was also a member of the delegation in the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and in the delegation in the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee and deputy for the delegation in the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
Career
At the beginning of his professional career there were various professional activities in adult education , public relations and project management. In the period from 1991 to 1999 he held a large number of SPD function offices, for example he was a member of the Western Westphalia district council. Since 1978 he was a member of the board of the SPD Dortmund, from 1991 to 1999 chairman.
His political career continued through his membership in the SPD state executive committee of North Rhine-Westphalia, the state presidium and as deputy chairman of the SPD federal party council. Eventually he became chairman of the SPD group in the European Parliament.
Memberships
Rapkay is a member of the Europa-Union parliamentary group European Parliament .
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernhard Rapkay in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Bernhard Rapkay
- Entry on Bernhard Rapkay in the Members' database of the European Parliament
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SURNAME | Rapkay, Bernhard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), MEP |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigsburg |