Sabine Verheyen | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| First Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| President | Roberta Metsola |
| Preceded by | Othmar Karas |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (age 61) |
| Political party | Germany: Christian Democratic Union EU: European People's Party |
| Alma mater | FH Aachen |
| Website | www |
Sabine Verheyen (born 24 October 1964) is a German architect and politician who has served as theFirst Vice-President of the European Parliament since July 2024, having been aMember of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2009. She is a member of theChristian Democratic Union, part of theEuropean People's Party.[1]
From 1983 to 1988, Verheyen studiedarchitecture at theAachen University of Applied Sciences.[2] She is married and has three children.[3]
In Brussels, Verheyen has been sharing an apartment with fellow parliamentarianMonika Hohlmeier since 2009.[4]
Verheyen joined theChristian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1990. Since 2001 she has been a member of the leadership of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2002 a member of the Regional Executive Committee of the CDU Municipal Policy Association (KPV).[2]
From 1994 to 2009 Verheyen was a member of thecity council of Aachen. From 1999 to 2009 she wasmayor of Aachen and member of theEuregio Council.[3]
In the2009 elections, Verheyen was elected to theEuropean Parliament. She has since served as a member of theCommittee on Culture and Education; since 2019, she has been its chairwoman. On the committee, Verheyen serves as theEuropean People's Party Group’s coordinator from 2014 until 2019. AlongsidePetra Kammerevert, she was selected in 2016 as co-rapporteur on the audio-visual media services directive, which sought to introduce levies and cultural quotas on services likeNetflix.[5] In 2020, she also joined the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union.[6]
In addition to her committee assignments, Verheyen is a member of the Parliament'sDelegation for relations with South Africa. Between 2009 and 2014, she also served as a substitute member on theCommittee on Regional Development and the Delegation for relations withIran.[2] She is also a member of the European Internet Forum,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Digital Agenda[8] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights.[9]
In October 2021, Verheyen was elected as one of five deputies ofHendrik Wüst as chair of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia.[10]
Verheyen was nominated by her party as delegate to theFederal Convention for the purpose of electing thePresident of Germany in2022.[11]
In the negotiations to form acoalition government of the CDU andGreen Party underMinister-President of North Rhine-WestphaliaHendrik Wüst following the2022 state elections, Verheyen led her party’s delegation in the working group on cultural affairs, media and sports.[12]
Ahead of the2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Verheyen publicly endorsedArmin Laschet to succeedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[14]
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