Karin Junker | |
|---|---|
 Junker in 1999 | |
| Member of the European Parliament forGermany | |
| In office 1989 – 20 July 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1940-12-24)24 December 1940 Düsseldorf, Nazi Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Occupation | Politician, author |
Karin Renate Junker (born 24 December 1940) is a German politician and author. She was aMember of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004, representing theSocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).[1][2][3]
Karin Junker was born on 24 December 1940, inDüsseldorf.[1] She was politically active in the1960s student movement, and became a journalist. In 1977 she unsuccessfully challenged Elfriede Hoffmann for the leadership of SPD's women's organization, theArbeitsgemeinschaft Sozialdemokratischer Frauen (ASF).[4]
She entered theEuropean Parliament in 1989.[1] In 1992 she succeededInge Wettig-Danielmeier as chair of the ASF.[5]
Papers relating to Junker are held at the Archives of Social Democracy at the Library of theFriedrich Ebert Foundation inBonn.[6]
