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Helmuth Markov | |
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 Helmuth Markov | |
| Minister of Justice ofBrandenburg | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Volkmar Schöneburg [de] |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Ludwig [de] |
| Minister of Finance ofBrandenburg | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rainer Speer [de] |
| Succeeded by | Christian Görke |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Member of theLandtag of Brandenburg | |
| In office 1990–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-06-05)June 5, 1952 (age 73) |
| Political party | The Left (2007–) Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1973–1989) |
| Parent | Walter Markov |
| Alma mater | Kiev Polytechnic Institute |
Helmuth Markov (born 5 June 1952) is a German politician.
Born inLeipzig, Markov is the son of the GermanMarxist historianWalter Markov. From 1970 to 1976, he studied engineering at theKiev Polytechnic Institute, where he got his degree in engineering in 1976. In 1984, he becameDoctor of Engineering. Since 25 March 2011, he has been one of four representatives from the state of Brandenburg on the supervisory board ofFlughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH.[1]
He is married and has three children.
In 1973, Markov became a member of theSED and was from 1993 to 1995 Regional Chairman of thePDS inBrandenburg.
From 1990 until 1999, he was a Member of Brandenburg's Regional Assembly.
After the European elections in 1999, he became aMember of the European Parliament with theParty of Democratic Socialism (PDS). He was treasurer of theEuropean United Left - Nordic Green Left and sat on theEuropean Parliament'sCommittee on International Trade.He was a substitute for theCommittee on Transport and Tourism and a member of the Delegation to theEU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
From 2009 till 5 November 2014, Markov was theMinister of Finance andDeputy Prime Minister of Brandenburg, he was also theMinister of Justice,[2] Consumer Protection and European Affairs of Brandenburg from 21 January 2014 till 22 April 2016.
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