Dr. med. Peter Liese, MdEP

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

Born on 20 May, 1965, Olsberg, Germany

Professional Career

  • Abitur at Benedictine Secondary School in MeschedeMilitary service as a paramedic in Möhnesee-Echtrop
  • Studied medicine in Marburg, Aachen and Bonn
  • Doctorate at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn (magna cum laude)
  • Half-year stay abroad in Central America (state hospital and development aid projects)
  • Ward doctor in Paderborn children's hospital
  • afterwards employment in a joint practice

Political Career

  • 1984 Entry to Junge Union (Youth Cristian Democrats)1987 Joined the CDU
  • 1989-1994 Member of Bestwig local council
  • Since 1994 Member of the European Parliament
  • Since 1996 Member of the Central Committee of German Catholics
  • Since 1997 Member of the Land executive of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 2012-2018 Member of the Federal Executive Committee of the CDU Germany
  • Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • EPP coordinator (speaker) in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • Chairman of the CDU-NRW European Group
  • Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico

Member

  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • Special Committee on Beating Cancer
  • Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America
  • Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute

  • Committee on Budgets
  • Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community