Arne Lietz

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Arne Lietz
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
ConstituencyGermany
Personal details
Born (1976-06-23) 23 June 1976 (age 47)
Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Political party German
Social Democratic Party
 European Union
Party of European Socialists

Arne Lietz (born 23 July 1976) is a German politician who served Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany from 2014 until 2019. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1]

Early life and career

Lietz studied History, Politics and Education at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He graduated with a master's degree in History. From 2004–2006 Lietz was the European representative of the American charity Facing History and Ourselves which develops educational material on injustice and prejudice throughout history, with a particular focus on The Holocaust. During his time at the charity he worked in Berlin, Boston and London. He later worked as a parliamentary assistant, a script-writer and a washer-up.

Parliamentary service

  • Member,
    Committee on Development
    (2014–2019)
  • Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs (2014–2019)
  • Member, Delegation for relations with Israel (2014–2019)
  • Member, Delegation for relations with the
    Korean Peninsula
    (2015–2019)

In addition to his committee assignments, Lietz served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.[2]

Other activities

Personal life

Lietz lives in Wittenberg.

References

  1. ^ "Arne LIETZ | History of parliamentary service | MEPs | European Parliament". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  2. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
  3. ^ Experts Energy Watch Group (EWG).