Albert Dess

Albert Dess

Albert Dess (born 17 April 1947 in Röckersbühl) is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

He is a substitute for the Committee on International Trade, a member of the delegation for relations with Mercosur and a substitute for the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Education

• 1966: Agricultural college (graduated
• 1979: Master's in agriculture
• Secondary occupation as farmer
• Worked in commerce and industry
• Managing director of a farming cooperative
• 1977: Full-time farmer/training establishment
• 1974: District Chairman of the Junge Union
• 1981: Member of the CSU district executive
• 1984: Municipal Chairman of the CSU
• District Chairman (1987), Regional Vice-Chairman (1989–1995) and Regional Chairman (1995) of the CSU Agricultural Association
• 1989: Member of the CSU district executive
• 1997: Member of the CSU Regional Executive Committee

Career

• 1972-1996: Municipal Councillor, Berngau
• 1978: District Councillor, Neumarkt/Oberpfalz
• 1984-1996: Vice-Chairman of Neumarkt/Oberpfalz district council
• 1984-1996: Mayor of Berngau
• 1990-2004: Member of the Bundestag
• 1992-2004: Farm policy spokesman for the CSU Regional Group in the Bundestag
• 1997-2004: Member of the CDU/CSU Group Executive Committee
• 2000-2004: Chairman of the CSU Regional Group working party for Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Environment, Transport, Building and Energy

Decorations

• 1998: Bundesverdienstkreuz with ribbon

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albert Deß.

• Official website
• Personal profile of Albert Dess in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (German)