Hiltrud Breyer is a German

Politics of Germany

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 politician

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 and former Member of the European Parliament

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 with the German Green Party, part of the European Greens and sits on the European Parliament

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's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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 and its Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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.

She is a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs

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, substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Romania

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 Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

• Studied political science
  Political science
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   in Saarbrücken
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   and Berlin
• Founding member of the Greens
• posts include Regional Executive Spokeswoman for the Greens in Saarland
  Saarland
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• Former Member of the Mandelbachtal Municipal Council

Career

• 1989–2009: Member of the European Parliament
  Member of the European Parliament
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• Founding member of 'Gen-ethisches Netzwerk' (genetic ethics network)

Controversy

In 2008, German television station RTL

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 reported about members of the European Parliament—including Breyer—who signed the attendance register on Friday mornings to receive the EP's daily allowance of 284 Euro

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 before leaving Strasbourg

Strasbourg

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 immediately for the weekend. Breyer later denied these allegations.

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