Sabine Verheyen
German architect and politician
Sabine Verheyen
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office
1 July 2009 |
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Constituency | Germany |
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Born |
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1964-10-24
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24 October 1964
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58)
Aachen , Germany |
Political party |
Germany:
Christian Democratic Union EU: European People's Party |
Alma mater | FH Aachen |
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Sabine Verheyen (born 24 October 1964) is a German architect and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union , part of the European People's Party . [1]
Education and personal life
From 1983 to 1988, Verheyen studied architecture at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences . [1] She is married and has three children. [2]
In Brussels, Verheyen has been sharing an apartment with fellow parliamentarian Monika Hohlmeier since 2009. [3]
Political career
Career in local politics
Verheyen joined the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1990. Since 2001 she has been a member of the leadership of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2002 member of the Regional Executive Committee of the CDU Municipal Policy Association (KPV). [1]
From 1994 to 2009 Verheyen was member of the city council of Aachen. From 1999 to 2009 she was mayor of Aachen and member of the Euregio Council. [2]
Member of the European Parliament, 2009–present
In the 2009 elections , Verheyen was elected to the European Parliament . She has since served as member of the Committee on Culture and Education ; since 2019, she has been its chairwoman. On the committee, Verheyen serves as the European People's Party Group ’s coordinator from 2014 until 2019. Alongside Petra Kammerevert , she was selected in 2016 as co-rapporteur on the audio-visual media services directive, which sought to introduce levies and cultural quotas on services like Netflix . [4] In 2020, she also joined the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union. [5]
In addition to her committee assignments, Verheyen is a member of the Parliament's delegation for relations with South Africa . Between 2009 and 2014, she also served as a substitute member on the Committee on Regional Development and the Delegation for relations with Iran . [1] She is also a member of the European Internet Forum, [6] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Digital Agenda [7] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights. [8]
In October 2021, Verheyen was elected as one of five deputies of Hendrik Wüst as chair of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia. [9]
Verheyen was nominated by her party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022 . [10]
In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the CDU and Green Party under Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hendrik Wüst following the 2022 state elections , Verheyen led her party’s delegation in the working group on cultural affairs, media and sports. [11]
Other activities
- Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung für das Bistum Aachen, member of the board of trustees
- European Internet Foundation , member of the steering committee [12]
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), alternate member of the broadcasting council
Political positions
Ahead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election , Verheyen publicly endorsed Armin Laschet to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair. [13]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "MEP profile: Sabine Verheyen" . European Parliament . Retrieved 26 September 2010 .
- 1 2 "Homepage of Sabine Verheyen" (in German) . Retrieved 26 September 2010 .
- ↑ Manfred Präcklein (March 17, 2011), Neue Heimat Oberfranken: Wie geht’s eigentlich Monika Hohlmeier? Abendzeitung .
- ↑ Chris Spillane (June 13, 2016), MEPs crafting Netflix legislation sit on board of German public broadcaster Politico Europe .
- ↑ Members of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union European Parliament , press release of July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Members European Internet Forum.
- ↑ Members of the European Parliament on the Digital Agenda European Parliament .
- ↑ Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament .
- ↑ Julian Dorn and Vincent Büssow (23 October 2021), Machtwechsel der CDU in NRW: Hendrik Wüst zu Armin Laschets Nachfolger gewählt Frankfurter Rundschau .
- ↑ Drucksache 17/16063: Ergebnis der Wahl der Mitglieder zur 17. Bundesversammlung State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia .
- ↑ Maximilian Plück (30 May 2022), Koalitionsverhandlungen für Schwarz-Grün: Diese Politiker verhandeln für die CDU Rheinische Post .
- ↑ Members European Internet Forum.
- ↑ Vor dem CDU-Bundesparteitag: Auf die Aachener kann sich Laschet verlassen Aachener Zeitung , January 14, 2021.
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