Ingo Friedrich | |
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Ingo Friedrich | |
| Born | 24 January 1942 (1942-01-24) (age 83) |
| Occupation | German politician |
Ingo Friedrich (born 24 January 1942 inKutno-Wartheland) is a formerGerman (Bavarian)Member of the European Parliament.[1] He was elected on theCSU ticket and sits with theEPP-ED Group. Friedrich holds a University degree inEconomics. He was a member ofWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen district council (1972–1996) and was the head of the CSU delegation to theEuropean Parliament between 1992 and 1999. He has been awarded theBavarian Order of Merit, and theFederal Cross of Merit, first class.
From July 2004 to January 2007 Friedrich was one of the 14Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament. From October 2002, he holds the position of Treasurer of theEuropean People's Party (EPP). On 16 January 2007 he was elected one of the 6Quaestors of the European Parliament. Since September 2009 he has been President of theEuropean Economic Senate. On 20 February 2013 Friedrich became Honorary Member ofSME Europe, the pro-business organization within theEuropean People's Party, which aims at improving the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises all across Europe.[2]
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