Helmuth Markov
Encyclopedia
Helmuth Markov is a German
politician
.
Walter Markov.
From 1976 to 1976 he studied engineering at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, where he got his graduation in engineering in 1976. In 1984 he became Doctor of Engineering
.
He is married and has 3 children.
and was from 1993 to 1995 Regional Chairman of the PDS in Brandenburg
.
From 1990 until 1999 he was a Member of Brandenburg's Regional Assembly.
After the european elections in 1999 he became a Member of the European Parliament
with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). He was treasurer of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left and sat on the European Parliament
's Committee on International Trade
.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism
and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Since 2009 Hemuth Markov is the Finance Minister
and vice Minister President of Brandenburg in a Red-red coalition
Politics of Germany
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politician
Politician
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.
Life and Education
Helmuth Markov is the son of the German marxist historianHistorian
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Walter Markov.
From 1976 to 1976 he studied engineering at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, where he got his graduation in engineering in 1976. In 1984 he became Doctor of Engineering
Doctor of Engineering
The Doctor of Engineering is an academic degree awarded on the basis of advanced study and research in engineering or applied sciences...
.
He is married and has 3 children.
Politics
In 1973 Markov became a member of the SEDSocialist Unity Party of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology...
and was from 1993 to 1995 Regional Chairman of the PDS in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
.
From 1990 until 1999 he was a Member of Brandenburg's Regional Assembly.
After the european elections in 1999 he became a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A 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,...
with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). He was treasurer of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 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 International Trade
Committee on International Trade
The Committee on International Trade INTA is a committee of the European Parliament.-External links:*...
.
He was a substitute for the 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...
and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Since 2009 Hemuth Markov is the Finance Minister
Finance minister
The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government.A minister of finance has many different jobs in a government. He or she helps form the government budget, stimulate the economy, and control finances...
and vice Minister President of Brandenburg in a Red-red coalition
Red-red coalition
In politics, a red-red coalition is a coalition government composed of social-democratic parties allying themselves with more radical democratic socialist or socialist parties, a coalition that spans the centre-left to the left or far left....