Roland Gewalt
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Roland Gewalt is a German
politician and a Member of the European Parliament
. He has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
since 1980, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats in the European Parliament
. He is a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
and the delegation for relations with South Africa
. He is also a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs
and the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
.
and took his first state law examination in 1987. He worked as a trainee at the Berlin Court of Appeal district and took his second state law examination in 1990. He was the section head for property law at Treuhandanstalt, and subsequently the federal institute for special assets of associations, until 1997. He was also head of the property department of a housing association.
From 1985 to 1990, Roland was a member of the district assembly of Berlin-Reinickendorf. He has been the press secretary of the Christian Democratic Union Group since 1988. Since 1990 he has been a member of the Berlin Chamber of Deputies, serving as the deputy group leader between 1995 and 1998. He was the parliamentary business manager for the Christian Democratic Union Group between 1998 and 2001, the foreigners policy spokesman between 1992 and 1998, and the home affairs spokesman between 1998 and 2002. From 2002 to 2005, Roland Gewalt served as a member of the Bundestag. He is currently chairman of the Berlin regional group of the CDU-CSU Group.
Germany
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politician and a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
. He has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
since 1980, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. He is a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
Committee on Transport and Tourism
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and the delegation for relations with South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He is also a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Legal Affairs
The Committee on Legal Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament.It is preparing many crucial decisions of the European Parliament. It met on 20 and 21 June 2005 and debated and voted on the Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.-External links:*...
and the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
The ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was created to bring together the elected representatives of the European Union and the elected representatives of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states that have signed the Cotonou Agreement.Since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union...
.
previous careers
Roland Gewalt studied law at the Free University of BerlinFree University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
and took his first state law examination in 1987. He worked as a trainee at the Berlin Court of Appeal district and took his second state law examination in 1990. He was the section head for property law at Treuhandanstalt, and subsequently the federal institute for special assets of associations, until 1997. He was also head of the property department of a housing association.
memberships and positions
From 1983 to 1985, Gewalt was the chairman of the Berlin-Reinickendorf Junge Union. He has been a member of the Reinickendorf Christian Democratic Union Executive Committee since 1983 and a member of Christian Democratic Union Regional Executive in Berlin since 2005. He has been a member of the Young European Federalists and Europa Union since 1977. He became regional chairman of the Young European Federalists in Berlin in 1980, and from 1987 to 1990 he was a member of the main committee of Europa Union in Berlin.From 1985 to 1990, Roland was a member of the district assembly of Berlin-Reinickendorf. He has been the press secretary of the Christian Democratic Union Group since 1988. Since 1990 he has been a member of the Berlin Chamber of Deputies, serving as the deputy group leader between 1995 and 1998. He was the parliamentary business manager for the Christian Democratic Union Group between 1998 and 2001, the foreigners policy spokesman between 1992 and 1998, and the home affairs spokesman between 1998 and 2002. From 2002 to 2005, Roland Gewalt served as a member of the Bundestag. He is currently chairman of the Berlin regional group of the CDU-CSU Group.