(Reinhard) Bütikofer

Source: Europa Nu.

Reinhard Bütikofer (1953) is a member of the European Parliament since 14 July 2009 for "Bündnis 90/Die Grünen", which is aligned with the Greens/European Free Alliance. He is elected on behalf of Germany. Bütikofer has been involved in politics since the 1970's, and has become a prominent figure in the German green party.

Contents

  1. Personal data
  2. Political affiliation
  3. Career
  4. Education

1.

Personal data

Name and surname

Reinhard Bütikofer

Date of birth

26th of January 1953 (Mannheim)

Country

Germany

Contact

reinhard.buetikofer@europarl.europa.eu

2.

Political affiliation

National party

Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (green party), since 1984

Former political affiliation

Kommunistischen Bund Westdeutschland (Maoist)

European political group

Greens/European Free Alliance

3.

Career

elected member town council Heidelberg, 1984 to 1988

elected member regional parliament, 1988 to 1996

co-chairman, green party (regional level), 1997 to 1999

secretary-general, green party (federal level), 1999 to 2002

co-chairman, green party (federal level), 2002 to 2008

elected member of the European Parliament, since june 2009

Additional functions

Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Chinesische Freundschaft (promoting the German-Chinese relationship), 1970's

board member, Aspen Institute Berlin

advisory board member, AJC Ramer center Berlin

member, Boell foundation

board member, Europa-Union Deutschland (German European Federalists), since 2009

4.

Education

University

history, philosophy, sinology, Universität Heidelberg (all unfinished)

This biography has been updated until March 28, 2013.