Rainer Wieland | |
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Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 14 July 2009 | |
President | Jerzy Buzek Martin Schulz Gianni Pittella (Acting) Antonio Tajani David Sassoli Roberta Metsola |
Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1997 | |
Constituency | Germany |
Personal details | |
Born | Stuttgart, West Germany | 19 February 1957
Political party | ![]() Christian Democratic Union ![]() European People's Party |
Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
Website | www |
Rainer Wieland (born 19 February 1957 in Stuttgart) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament for Germany since 1997. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.[1] He has been a member of the European Parliament since 1997 and one of its vice-presidents since 2009. His area of responsibility as a member of the European Parliament includes the Stuttgart administrative district. Since 2011, Wieland has been president of the non-partisan Europa-Union Deutschland (Union of European Federalists Germany).