Political Career
Since his entry into the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in 1979, he was mostly engaged for the Young-Socialists. He was also the chairman of the Hesse regional association of the Young-Socialists. In 1999 he got elected for the European Parliament. Since May 2003 he has been deputy chairman of the SPD-group in the European Parliament.
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