Kerstin Westphal

Kerstin Westphal
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
14 July 2009
Constituency Germany
Personal details
Born (1962-09-11) 11 September 1962
Hamburg, Germany
Political party  German
Social Democratic Party
 European Union
Party of European Socialists

Kerstin Westphal (born 11 September 1962) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany since July 2009. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1]

Early career

Before entering politics Westphal was employed as a child care worker and nursery school teacher.

Political career

From 1996 until 2008 Westphal served as a municipal councillor in Schweinfurt.

Westphal has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2009 European elections. She has since been serving as member of the Committee on Regional Development and the Parliament's delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee. She was also a mmber of the delegation for relations with the United States from 2010 until 2014.

In addition to her committee assignments, Westphal serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara[2] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).[3]

Other activities

References

  1. ↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96839/KERSTIN_WESTPHAL_history.html
  2. ↑ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
  3. ↑ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament.
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