Karl-Heinz Florenz

Karl- Heinz Florenz ( born October 22, 1947 in Neukirchen ) is since 1989 the CDU MEP for North Rhine -Westphalia. In the European Parliament he is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Delegation for relations with the United States. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Delegation to the EU -Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Its main activities include not only the area of ​​" climate protection and sustainable development" topics such as Non smoking protection or environmental and chemicals policy. Florence is rapporteur in the temporary committee of the European Parliament on climate change. During his time as chairman of the committee of the Environment Committee has, inter alia, adopted the REACH Regulation on chemicals legislation in Europe.

Private

Karl- Heinz Florenz, was born on October 22, 1947 on his parents' farm in Neukirchen. After completing a bank apprenticeship and training as agriculturalist and a stay abroad in the U.S., he took over the farm and married his wife, Gisela, with whom he has three children. In addition to the deputies work, he manages his farm for more than 30 years; he grows sugar beet, oilseed rape, cereals and maize. His hobbies include the equestrian sport, particularly the eventing. It also draws together and restored Karl -Heinz Florenz old tractors of the brand Lanz Bulldog.

Political career

MEPs

In the period from 2009 Florence is a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Delegation for relations with the United States. Deputy is Florence in the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Delegation to the EU -Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Memberships

• European Union Parliamentarians European Parliament.