Rainer Wieland
Rainer Wieland | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2009 | |
| President | Jerzy Buzek Martin Schulz Gianni Pittella (Acting) Antonio Tajani David Sassoli Roberta Metsola |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1997 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1957 Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Political party | German Christian Democratic Union EU European People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Website | www |
Rainer Wieland (born 19 February 1957 in Stuttgart) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament for Germany since 1997. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 1997 and one of its vice-presidents since 2009. His area of responsibility as a member of the European Parliament includes the Stuttgart administrative district. Since 2011, Wieland has been president of the non-partisan Europa-Union Deutschland (Union of European Federalists Germany).