Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (born on 5 November 1966 in Cologne

Cologne

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) is a German

Politics of Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany is a federal parliamentary republic, based on representative democracy. The Chancellor is the head of government, while the President of Germany is the head of state, which is a ceremonial role but with substantial reserve powers.Executive power is vested in the...

 politician

Politician

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 and Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. It has political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Committee of the Regions, the...

 and sits on the European Parliament

European Parliament

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’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Lambsdorff is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)

The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament...

 and a member of the
Delegation for relations with the United States.

He is a nephew of German politician and former cabinet member Otto Graf Lambsdorff

Otto Graf Lambsdorff

Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von der Wenge Graf Lambsdorff, known as Otto Graf Lambsdorff, was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party.- Biography :...

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Education

Lambsdorff graduated from the Catholic academic high school Aloisiuskolleg

Aloisiuskolleg

The Aloisiuskolleg is a co-educational, private and Catholic University-preparatory school in Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany with an affiliated boarding school directed by the Jesuits. The school is named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. It has an excellent reputation and is considered one of the most...

 at Bonn-Bad Godesberg in 1985, then attended the University of Bonn

University of Bonn

The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...

. Afterwards he attended Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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, where he earned an MA in history

History

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Career

• 1991-1993: Fulbright Scholarship
• 1991-1993: Studied at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
• 1993: MS, Foreign Service
• 1994: Trainee, European Commission
• 1994-1995: Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Baltic States Office, Tallinn
• In the German Foreign Office
• 1997-2000: Policy Planning Staff
• 2003-2004: Political Department, Russia
  Russia
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   Desk
• 2000-2003: Press attaché, German Embassy, Washington, DC
• Founding Member of the FDP LV Net
• In the FDP
• Member of the North Rhine-Westphalia
  North Rhine-Westphalia
  North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
  
   Executive Committee
• Member of the Federal Executive Committee
• Member of the ELDR Council and Congress
• Member of Europa Union
• Founding member of Atlantic Initiative Germany
• Founding Member of the German-Turkish Foundation

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)

European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Germany was the election of MEP representing Germany constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. The vote was held on June 13, 2004....

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