Dr. André Brie is a German

Politics of Germany

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 politician

Politician

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 and Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 since 1999 for the Party of Democratic Socialism, part of the European Left and sits on the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on Foreign Affairs

Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)

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.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Petitions

Committee on Petitions

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 and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Outside Parliament he is a member of the PDS regional party council in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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.

Education

• 1968: Skilled tool-maker
• 1976: Degree
  Academic degree
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   in political science
• 1979: Dr.rer.pol.
• 1985: Dr.sc.

Career

• 1976-1983: Academic assistant at the Institute for International Relations, Potsdam
  Potsdam
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  -Babelsberg (IIB)
• 1983-1986: senior assistant at the IIB
• 1986-1989: lecturer and assistant professor at the IIB
• 1990: Lecturer
  Lecturer
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   at the Humboldt University, Berlin
  Berlin
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• 1990-1999: Staff Member of the PDS Executive Committee, and PDS election campaign manager
• 1990-1992: Deputy chairman of the PDS
• since 2003: Member of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Land executive of the PDS
• since 1999: Member of the European Parliament
  Member of the European Parliament
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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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