Sabine Verheyen
Sabine Verheyen | |
|---|---|
 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 | 24 October 1964 Aachen,Germany |
| 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 serves as theFirst Vice-President of the European Parliamentsince 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]
Education and personal life
[edit]From 1983 to 1988, Verheyen studiedarchitectureat 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 Hohlmeiersince 2009.[4]
Political career
[edit]Career in local politics
[edit]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 member of the Regional Executive Committee of the CDU Municipal Policy Association (KPV).[2]
From 1994 to 2009 Verheyen was member of thecity councilof Aachen. From 1999 to 2009 she wasmayorof Aachen and member of theEuregioCouncil.[3]
Member of the European Parliament, 2009–present
[edit]In the2009 elections,Verheyen was elected to theEuropean Parliament.She has since served as 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's delegation for relations withSouth Africa.Between 2009 and 2014, she also served as a substitute member on theCommittee on Regional Developmentand 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 Wüstas chair of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia.[10]
Verheyen was nominated by her party as delegate to theFederal Conventionfor the purpose of electing thePresident of Germanyin2022.[11]
In the negotiations to form acoalition governmentof the CDU andGreen PartyunderMinister-President of North Rhine-WestphaliaHendrik Wüstfollowing the2022 state elections,Verheyen led her party’s delegation in the working group on cultural affairs, media and sports.[12]
Other activities
[edit]- Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung für das Bistum Aachen, member of the board of trustees
- European Internet Foundation,member of the steering committee[13]
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk(WDR), alternate member of the broadcasting council
Political positions
[edit]Ahead of the2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election,Verheyen publicly endorsedArmin Laschetto succeedAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbaueras the party’s chair.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"MEP profile: Sabine Verheyen".European Parliament.Retrieved26 September2010.
- ^abc"MEP profile: Sabine Verheyen".European Parliament.Retrieved26 September2010.
- ^ab"Homepage of Sabine Verheyen"(in German).Retrieved26 September2010.
- ^Manfred Präcklein (March 17, 2011),Neue Heimat Oberfranken: Wie geht’s eigentlich Monika Hohlmeier?Abendzeitung.
- ^Chris Spillane (June 13, 2016),MEPs crafting Netflix legislation sit on board of German public broadcasterPolitico Europe.
- ^Members of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European UnionEuropean Parliament,press release of July 9, 2020.
- ^MembersEuropean Internet Forum.
- ^Members of the European Parliament on the Digital AgendaEuropean Parliament.
- ^Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s RightsEuropean Parliament.
- ^Julian Dorn and Vincent Büssow (23 October 2021),Machtwechsel der CDU in NRW: Hendrik Wüst zu Armin Laschets Nachfolger gewähltFrankfurter Rundschau.
- ^Drucksache 17/16063: Ergebnis der Wahl der Mitglieder zur 17. BundesversammlungState Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- ^Maximilian Plück (30 May 2022),Koalitionsverhandlungen für Schwarz-Grün: Diese Politiker verhandeln für die CDURheinische Post.
- ^MembersEuropean Internet Forum.
- ^Vor dem CDU-Bundesparteitag: Auf die Aachener kann sich Laschet verlassenAachener Zeitung,January 14, 2021.
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