Peter Jahr
Peter Jahr | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 14 July 2009 | |
Constituency | Germany |
Member of the Bundestag | |
In office 22 September 2002 – 27 September 2009 | |
Constituency | Döbeln - Mittweida - Meißen II |
Member of the Landtag of Saxony | |
In office 4 July 1990 – 22 September 2002 | |
Constituency | Mittweida 2 |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Leipzig | 24 April 1959
Website | http://www.dr-peter-jahr.de/ |
Peter Jahr (born 24 April 1959) is a German politician and member of the European Parliament from Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.
Early life and education
After
From 1984 until 1988 he was research assistant at the Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig. In 1988 he joined the Justus von Liebig Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft as administrator. In 1990 he became manager of the Agrar Gmbh, Taura. Since 1995 he is a sideline farmer.[2]
Political career
Early beginnings
Jahr was a member of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany from 1988 to 1990 and joined the Christian Democratic Union in 1990.
From 1990 to 2002, Jahr was Member of the
Member of the European Parliament, 2009–present
In 2009 Jahr left the Bundestag to become a
In addition to his committee assignments, Jahr has been member of the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and the Delegation to the
In the negotiations to form a
Ahead of the 2024 elections, Jahr announced that he would not stand again but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[5]
Political positions
Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018, Jahr publicly endorsed Friedrich Merz to succeed Angela Merkel as the party’s chair.[6]
Personal life
Jahr is married and has four children.[7]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Biographie Dr. Peter Jahr" (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "MEP profile: Peter Jahr". European Parliament. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ISBN 3-87576-493-5. p 37. (German, 20. März 2003)
- ^ Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
- ^ Erik Anke (11 January 2024), Europaabgeordneter rät Kretschmer zu Minderheitsregierung nach der Wahl: „Experiment mit grünem Agrarminister ist gescheitert“ Freie Presse.
- ^ Kampf um CDU-Vorsitz: Für wen Sachsens Delegierte stimmen Freie Presse, December 6, 2018.
- ^ Jahr, Peter. "CV". Homepage of Peter Jahr (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2010.