Willi Piecyk
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Willi Piecyk was a German
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
with the Social Democratic Party of Germany
, part of the Socialist Group
and sat on the European Parliament
's Committee on Fisheries
and its Committee on Transport and Tourism
.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Budgets
and a member of the
Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
From 1966 to 1968, he served as a police officer.
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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with the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, part of the Socialist Group
Party of European Socialists
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and sat on 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...
's Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Fisheries
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and its Committee on Transport and Tourism
Committee on Transport and Tourism
The Committee on Transport and Tourism is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:* Present Chairman is British Labour MEP Brian Simpson...
.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgets
-Key Members:-External links:*...
and a member of the
Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
From 1966 to 1968, he served as a police officer.
Education
- Secondary school-leaving certificate (1972) Studied economics and political science
- 1979: Politics degree
- Adult education tutor
- 1980-1982: Chairman of the Young Socialists
- 1991-1999: Chairman of the Schleswig-Holstein SPD
- 1992-2008: Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA 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,...