Barbara Lochbihler

Barbara Lochbihler
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
14 July 2009
Constituency Germany
Personal details
Born (1959-05-20) 20 May 1959
Obergünzburg, Free State of Bavaria, Germany
Political party  German:
Alliance 90/The Greens
 European Union:
The Greens–European Free Alliance

Barbara Lochbihler (born 20 May 1959, Obergünzburg) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany since July 2009. She is a member of the Alliance 90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party.[1]

Early career

Between 1992 and 1999 Lochbihler was the Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. For a decade from 1999 she served as Secretary General at Amnesty International Germany.[2]

Political career

Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Lochbihler has been serving on the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), including as chairwoman from 2011 until 2014. She is also a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Within her Greens–European Free Alliance parliamentary group, Lochbihler currently serves as the human rights and foreign policy spokesperson.[3]

Already in 2016, Lochbihler announced that she would not stand in the 2019 European elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.

Other activities

  • Petra Kelly Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Barbara LOCHBIHLER - History of parliamentary service - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ↑ van Haute, Emilie (2016). Green Parties in Europe. Routledge. p. 134. ISBN 9781472434432.
  3. ↑ Sagener, Nicole (12 February 2016). "Barbara Lochbihler: "Sklaverei, Menschenhandel und illegale Fischerei in Thailand gibt es nach wie vor"". Euractiv Germany. Berlin. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Board of Trustees: Barbara Lochbihler Petra Kelly Foundation.
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