Herbert Bösch is an Austria

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n social democratic politician

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. He is Member of the European Parliament

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 since 1995.

He studied sociology

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 and politology at the University of Konstanz

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. After finishing his studies he was employed in the administration of the federal state capital Bregenz

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. From 1989 to 1994 he was Member of the Federal Council of Austria

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 (Bundesrat) for the Social Democratic Party of Austria

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 (SPÖ), then Member of the National Council of Austria

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 (Nationalrat) until he became MEP

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.

Since 31 January 2007 he is chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control

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in the European Parliament.

Herbert Bösch is married and has three children.