Ingeborg Gräßle
| Ingeborg Gräßle | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ingeborg Gräßle 2 March 1961 Heidenheim, Germany |
| Political party |
 German:Christian Democratic Union  EU:European People's Party |
| Alma mater |
University of Stuttgart, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Free University of Berlin |
| Website | Official website |
Ingeborg Gräßle (/ɪnɡɛbɒrɡ ɡrɑːsslɛ/; born March 2, 1961) is a Member of the European Parliament (European People's Party) from Heidenheim, Germany. Gräßle is best known for her work with the European Parliament's Budgetary and Budgetary Control Committees.
As the co-rapporteur for the revision of the financial regulation, approved in the plenary in October 2012, Gräßle was instrumental in the negotiation of a compromise between the European Institutions.[1] Gräßle is well known within the EU as an strong proponent of increased transparency and accountability for the Institutions.[2]
Early life and education
Gräßle was born in 1961 in the town of Großkuchen, located in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg,[3] Germany, where she attended elementary school until 1971. She attended high school at Hellenstein-Gymnasium Heidenheim until 1980 after which she completed a two year internship with Augsburger Allgemeine where she subsequently worked as an editor from 1982 to 1984.
After leaving editorial work in 1984, Gräßle enrolled at the University of Stuttgart, later earning a masters degree in romance languages, history, and political science in 1989. During this time, she also spent a year studying at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, France and in 1990, she took a job as the Director of Public Relations for Konrad-Adenauer-Haus (the German national headquarters for the Christian Democratic Union) in Bonn, Germany.
In 1994 Gräßle earned her PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin. Her dissertation, the "Der europäische Fernseh-Kulturkanal ARTE : deutsch-französische Medienpolitik zwischen europäischem Anspruch und nationaler Wirklichkeit", examined the Franco-German television network, ARTE and explored the relationship between European standards and national realities.[4]
Political career
Beginnings
From 1995 to 1996 Gräßle was the spokeswoman for Rüsselsheim, the largest town in the Groß-Gerau district of the Rhein-Main region. In 1996 Gräßle was elected to the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg where she served until 2004 when she was elected to the European Parliament.
Since 1999, Gräßle has served as the Vice-Chair of the CDU Women's Union of Baden-Württemberg, a member of the Heidenheim District Council, and a member of the CDU Bureau in Baden-Württemberg. In 2001 she was appointed as the Deputy District Chair of the CDU in Northern Baden-Württemberg, and the District Chair of the CDU in Heidenheim.
Gräßle was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in May 2004.
Member of the European Parliament, 2004-present
Gräßle was elected to the European Parliament and began her first term on 20 August 2004. She was reelected in 2009 and 2014 and is currently serving her third term.
Financial Regulation
Gräßle acted as the co-rapporteur, along with Crescenzio Rivellini, and lead Parliamentary negotiator on legislation which created a new set of rules that govern the implementation of EU funds, known commonly as the financial regulation.[2][5] The European Parliament acted as co-legislator with the European Commission for the first time while drafting the new financial regulation that will enter into force in January 2013.[6]
Memberships and Assignments[3]'
2004
- Member of the Committee on Budgets
- Member of the Committee on Budgetary Control
2007
- Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU Delegation in the European Parliament
- Coordinator of the EPP group in the Committee on Budgetary Control
2009
- Substitute Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
- Substitute Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
- Substitute Member of the Delegation for Relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo
2014
- Chairperson of the Committee on Budgetary Control
- Member of the Conference of Committee Chairs
- Member of the Committee on Budgets
- Member of the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
- Substitute Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Recognition
- 2013 – Taxpayers Prize of the Tax Payers' Association of Europe (jointly with Michel Barnier
Footnotes
- ↑ Toby Vogel (June 25, 2012). "EU agrees changes to spending rules". European Voice. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- 1 2 Constant Brand (October 28, 2012). "Stubborn reformer". European Voice. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- 1 2 "European Parliament/MEPs". Europarl.Europa.eu. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Der europäische Fernseh-Kulturkanal ARTE : deutsch-französische Medienpolitik zwischen europäischem Anspruch und nationaler Wirklichkeit / Inge Grässle". Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Financial Regulation and Rules of Application". ec.europa.eu. October 30, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Gaspard Sebag (October 23, 2012). "EP plenary signs off on new spending rules". Europolitics. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
External links
- Personal Website Dr. Gräßle's official website
- Member Details European People's Party profile
- MEP Dr. Inge Gräßle European Parliament's profile
- "Stubborn Reformer" European Voice biographical article
- EU offices around the world 'left empty for months' BBC News
- Dr. Inge Gräßle's Facebook page Facebook.com
- Ingeborg Gräßle on Twitter
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