Hans-Gert Pöttering

Hans-Gert Pöttering
23rd President of the European Parliament
In office 16 January 2007 – 14 July 2009
Vice President	14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Alejo Vidal-Quadras Gérard Onesta Edward McMillan-Scott Mario Mauro Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Luigi Cocilovo Mechtild Rothe Luisa Morgantini Pierre Moscovici Manuel António Dos Santos Diana Wallis Marek Siwiec Adam Bielan
Preceded by	Josep Borrell
Succeeded by	Jerzy Buzek
Leader of the European People's Party-European Democrats
In office 20 July 1999 – 16 January 2007
Preceded by	Wilfried Martens
Succeeded by	Joseph Daul
Member of the European Parliament for Germany
In office 17 July 1979 – 30 June 2014
Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2010
Preceded by	Bernhard Vogel
Personal details
Born	(1945-09-15) 15 September 1945 (age 79) Bersenbrück, Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Children	Johannes Benedict
Residence	Bad Iburg, Germany
Alma mater	University of Bonn University of Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies Columbia University
Profession	Lawyer
Website	Official website

Hans-Gert Pöttering (born 15 September 1945) is a German conservative politician (CDU, European People's Party), and was the President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009.

He has served as a Member of the European Parliament since the first elections in 1979 until 2014 and was Chairman of the European People's Party-European Democrats 1999–2007.

He is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.^[1]

References

1. "About Us – Reconciliation of European Histories Group". Reconciliation of European Histories Group. Retrieved 1 August 2011.