Matthias Groote
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Matthias Groote is a German politician and has been a Member of the European Parliament
since October 2005. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
, which is a part of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament
. He is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
and the delegation for relations with Japan. He is a substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
and the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
.
Matthias Groote was born on 21 October 1973 in Leer
and went to secondary school in Westrhauderfehn, taking the leaving exam in 1990. He became an industrial engineer in 1995 and worked on plant design. In 1995 and 1996 he ran an alternate public service with the German Red Cross
. He was a technical engineer in 1999, became a qualified industrial engineer in 2005, and also became a sales engineer in 2005.
Matthias Groote has been a member of the Ostrhauderfehn
local council since 1996, a member of the Leer district council since 2001, and the chair of the Ostrhauderfehn SPD council group since 2001. He first became a member of the Social Democratic Party in 1996 and has been a member of the Leer SPD District Executive since 1997. He was chair of the Leer District
Young Socialists from 1997 to 2002, vice-chair of the Weser-Ems
District Young Socialists from 1999 to 2002, and has been a member of the Executive of the Weser-Ems Social-Democratic Association for Local Politics since 2003.
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,...
since October 2005. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, which is a part of the Socialist Group in 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...
. He is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
and the delegation for relations with Japan. He is a substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also coordinates European space policy, and as such, has ties...
and the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Founded in 1955, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly serves as the consultative interparliamentary organisation for the North Atlantic Alliance. Its current President is Karl A...
.
Matthias Groote was born on 21 October 1973 in Leer
Leer
Leer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands....
and went to secondary school in Westrhauderfehn, taking the leaving exam in 1990. He became an industrial engineer in 1995 and worked on plant design. In 1995 and 1996 he ran an alternate public service with the German Red Cross
German Red Cross
The German Red Cross , or the DRK, is the national Red Cross Society in Germany.With over 4.5 million members, it is the third largest Red Cross society in the world. The German Red Cross offers a wide range of services within and outside Germany...
. He was a technical engineer in 1999, became a qualified industrial engineer in 2005, and also became a sales engineer in 2005.
Matthias Groote has been a member of the Ostrhauderfehn
Ostrhauderfehn
Ostrhauderfehn is a municipality in the Leer district of Lower Saxony, Germany.It split from Rhauderfehn sometime between 1820 and 1830. Ostrhauderfehn was for many years one of the largest municipalities in the district of Leer....
local council since 1996, a member of the Leer district council since 2001, and the chair of the Ostrhauderfehn SPD council group since 2001. He first became a member of the Social Democratic Party in 1996 and has been a member of the Leer SPD District Executive since 1997. He was chair of the Leer District
Leer (district)
Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Emden, the districts of Aurich, Wittmund, Friesland, Ammerland, Cloppenburg and Emsland, and by the Netherlands ....
Young Socialists from 1997 to 2002, vice-chair of the Weser-Ems
Weser-Ems
Weser-Ems was the most westerly of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, bordering the Dutch provinces of Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel...
District Young Socialists from 1999 to 2002, and has been a member of the Executive of the Weser-Ems Social-Democratic Association for Local Politics since 2003.