Helmut Kuhne
German politician
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Helmut Kuhne (born 6 September 1949) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2009.[1] He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group.[1]
Helmut Kuhne | |
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Kuhne in 1999 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 14 July 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1949 Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Party | SPD |
During his time in parliament, Kuhne sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was also a member of the delegation for relations with the United States.
Education
- 1973: Graduate in sociology
Career
- 1974-1994: Worked at Lippstadt Protestant Grammar School and in various adult education establishments, latterly as research assistant at the Regional Institute for School and Further Education, North Rhine-Westphalia, in Soest
- Since October 2000, taught intermittently at the Faculty for Social Sciences, Ruhr University, Bochum
- 1974-1978: Chairman of the Young Socialists, Western Westphalia district
- 1978-2000: Member of the Western Westphalia SPD District Executive
- 1984-1994: Member of Soest District Council
- 1991-1999: Member of the WDR Broadcasting Council
