Ingo Friedrich

Ingo Friedrich ( born January 24, 1942 in Kutno / Warta Country ) is a German politician ( CSU), CSU Vice Chairman and former Member of the European Parliament.

Life

Friedrich studied after the military service as a scholar of the Foundation of the German people of Economics at the Friedrich -Alexander -University Erlangen -Nuremberg.

Parallel to his work as an officer in the electrical industry and its political commitment, he received his doctorate in 1971, Dr. rer. pol. From 1978, Frederick took over the management of the Board Referates at Standard Elektrik Lorenz in Stuttgart.

He is married to Britta Friedrich and has two children.

Policy

After completing his studies in 1968 Friedrich elected District Chairman of the Junge Union Middle Franconia. 1972 Frederick was elected in the district of White Castle -Gunzenhausen to CSU district chairman. In the same year he was elected to the municipal parliaments his hometown Gunzenhausen and the county White Castle -Gunzenhausen.

In the first direct European elections in 1979 Friedrich was elected as a deputy to the European Parliament, where he served continuously until 2009. There he concentrated particularly on economic and monetary issues. In 1982 he took over the presidency of the Maschrek-/Golf-Staaten-Delegation of the European Parliament, which is in intimate contact with all countries of the Middle East. Since 1979, the CSU European politicians engaged in the Pan-European Union, the International Vice - President, he was in 1981.

His political successes include the establishment of the European flag as an emblem of the European Community. Under his leadership presented the proposal for the creation of a European flag for the European Community in 1979 eighteen members of the European Parliament. On 29 May 1986, the flag was hoisted for the first time before the European Commission building.

Frederick was from 1984 to 1990 President of the European SME Union ( EMSU ); afterwards, he took over the office of President of the European SME Forum, a regular discussion of medium-sized European Associations in Brussels. From 1985, he was a board member of the Economic Advisory Council of the CSU. 1992 to 1999 Friedrich was chairman of the CSU - Europe group in the European Parliament. 1984 and 1999 and 2004 he was a leading candidate of his party to the respective European elections.

Since 1993, Ingo Friedrich is also chairman of the country's Protestant Working Group (EWC) of the CSU and Deputy National Chairman of the IOC of the CDU / CSU. In the same year he was elected deputy party chairman of the CSU. Since 1996, Friedrich also serves as Treasurer of the European People's Party (EPP ). He was re-elected as state chairman of the Protestant Working Group of the CSU in Bavaria in the State Assembly in Ingolstadt on 31 May 2008.

From 1999 to 2007 Friedrich was one of 14 elected vice president of the European Parliament. He took over as one of three vice-presidents in the Conciliation Committee the task of leading. After following the election Hans-Gert Poettering as President of the European Parliament, he had to give up the vice-presidency in 2007, he was voted one of six Quaestors of Parliament.

In 2000 he was a member of the first European Convention on the elaboration of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

In addition, Frederick was elected in the fall of 2001 as President of the European Movement in Bavaria. Since March 2006 he has taught at the University of Ansbach in the major subject European Business.

At the party the CSU from 28 to 30 September 2007, he served as Congress President and caused uproar after he refused Gabriele Pauli pronunciation after the speech of the Prime Minister -designate Günther Beck stone.

In the 2009 European elections, Friedrich did not occur to.

In February 2013 he was appointed honorary member of SME Europe, the middle class and economic union within the European People's Party.

Awards

Ingo Friedrich awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1986. In 1995 he received the Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria. Since January 2004, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, and in 2006 the Prince - Trpimir - Order, with collar and morning star. 2006 he was appointed the Union of European Federalists for the European honor Senator.