Sabine Verheyen
Encyclopedia
Sabine Verheyen is a German
politician
and Member of the European Parliament
.
She was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party
group.
at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences. She is married and has three children.
From 1994 to 2009 she was member of the city council
of Aachen. From 1999 to 2009 she was mayor
of Aachen and member of the Euregio
Council. In 2009 she was elected to the European Parliament
. There she is member of the Committee on Culture and Education
and the Delegation for relations with South Africa. In addition she is substitute on the Committee on Regional Development
and the Delegation for relations with Iran.
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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.
She was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
group.
Education and Private Life
From 1983 to 1988 Sabine Verheyen studied architectureArchitecture
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at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences. She is married and has three children.
Political Career
She joined the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1990. Since 2001 she is a member of CDU Regional Executive Committee of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2002 member of the Regional Executive Committee of the CDU Municipal Policy Association (KPV).From 1994 to 2009 she was member of the city council
City council
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of Aachen. From 1999 to 2009 she was mayor
Mayor
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of Aachen and member of the Euregio
Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
The Meuse-Rhine Euregion is a Euroregion created in 1976, with judicial status achieved in 1991. It comprises 11.000 km² and has around 3.9 million inhabitants around the city-corridor of Aachen-Maastricht-Hasselt-Liège...
Council. In 2009 she was elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
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. There she is member of the Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Culture and Education
The Committee on Culture and Education is a committee of the European Parliament.- Responsibilities of the Committee :This committee has focused on the well-being of all members of the human race and the increased opportunities for education in all countries of the European Union...
and the Delegation for relations with South Africa. In addition she is substitute on the Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Regional Development
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and the Delegation for relations with Iran.