Garrelt Duin

Garrelt Duin, 2014

Garrelt Duin (born 2 April 1968 in Leer, Lower Saxony) is a German politician.

Education

• 1987-1995: Studied law and Protestant theology at Bielefeld and Göttingen
• 1995: First State law examination, Higher Regional Court, Hamm
• 1998: Second State law examination, Higher Regional Court, Celle

Career

• since 1985: Member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
• since 1993: Member of the executive of the SPD district of Weser-Ems
• 1996-2006: Member of Hinte Municipal Council (2001-2006: Council chairman)
• 2000-2005: Member of the European Parliament
• since 2001: Member of the SPD executive
• since 2002: Chairman of the SPD district of Weser-Ems
• since 2005: Member of the German Bundestag (until 2012)
• since 2005: Chairman of the SPD in Lower Saxony
• 2010 resigned as Chairman of the SPD in Lower Saxony
• He resigned as Member of the Bundestag on 21 June 2012 and was appointed Minister for Economics, Energy, Industry and Commerce of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the same day.

External links

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• Personal profile of Garrelt Duin in the European Parliament's database of members