Tiemo Wölken

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Tiemo Wölken
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
14 November 2016
Preceded byMatthias Groote
ConstituencyGermany
Personal details
Born (1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 38)
Otterndorf, Lower Saxony, Germany
Political party German
Social Democratic Party
 European Union
Party of European Socialists

Tiemo Wölken (born 5 December 1985) is a German lawyer and politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 14 November 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1]

Early life and education

Wölken was educated at the

University of Osnabrück, where he specialised in European public law. He also completed a supplementary course in economics at the University of Osnabrück before completing a Master in International Law in 2013 at the University of Hull
in England.

Political career

Wölken became a

Committee on Legal Affairs,[2] where he serves as his parliamentary group’s coordinator.[3] He is also the Parliament’s lead rapporteur on health technology assessment.[4] In 2021, Wölken and Roberta Metsola co-authored a resolution to protect journalists and critical voices from strategic lawsuits against public participation, which was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Parliament.[5]

In addition to his committee assignments, Wölken has been part of the Parliament’s delegations to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2016-2019), the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2016-2019) and to Canada (since 2019). He co-chairs the MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).[6] He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital,[9] the European Internet Forum[10] and the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.[11]

Wölken was nominated by his party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[12]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  2. ^ Tiemo Wölken European Parliament.
  3. ^ Maïa de La Baume (January 13, 2020), 20 MEPs to watch in 2020 Politico Europe.
  4. ^ Maïa de La Baume (January 13, 2020), 20 MEPs to watch in 2020 Politico Europe.
  5. ^ Alice Taylor (November 11, 2021), EU Parliament votes overwhelmingly to protect journalists from SLAPPs Euractiv.
  6. ^ MEPs join forces to boost European Parliament actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), press release of February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Intergroup on Anti-Corruption European Parliament.
  8. ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  9. ^ Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.
  10. ^ Members European Internet Forum.
  11. ^ Members Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.
  12. ^ Drucksache 18/10450: Niedersächsische Mitglieder der 17. Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 State Parliament of Lower Saxony.
  13. ^ Political Advisory Board Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
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