Dennis Radtke
Dennis Radtke (born 29 April 1979) is a German politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 24 July 2017, representing Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.[1]
Dennis Radtke | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Reul |
| Constituency | Germany |
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| Born | 29 April 1979 Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Political party |  German:Christian Democratic Union  EU:European People's Party |
Career
From 2008 until 2017, Radtke worked as trade union secretary with IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE). Since 2013, he has been first vice-chair of the Christian Democratic Employees' Association (CDA) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Radtke has been a Member of the European Parliament since July 2017, when he succeeded Herbert Reul. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the parliament’s delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula.
Other activities
- IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE), Member (since 1998)
Political positions
Ahead of the 2021 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, Radtke publicly endorsed Armin Laschet to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as the party’s chair.[2]
References
- "Dennis RADTKE | History of parliamentary service | MEPs | European Parliament". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- Stefan Reinecke, Andreas Wyputta, Benno Stieber and Christoph Schmidt-Lunau (January 9, 2021), Die Tageszeitung.