Karin Junker
German politician and author
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Karin Renate Junker (born 24 December 1940) is a German politician and author. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004, representing the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).[1][2][3]
Karin Junker | |
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Junker in 1999 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
| In office 1989 – 20 July 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1940 Düsseldorf, Nazi Germany |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Occupation | Politician, author |
Life
Karin Junker was born on 24 December 1940, in Düsseldorf.[1] She was politically active in the 1960s student movement, and became a journalist. In 1977 she unsuccessfully challenged Elfriede Hoffmann for the leadership of SPD's women's organization, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sozialdemokratischer Frauen (ASF).[4]
She entered the European Parliament in 1989.[1] In 1992 she succeeded Inge Wettig-Danielmeier as chair of the ASF.[5]
Papers relating to Junker are held at the Archives of Social Democracy at the Library of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Bonn.[6]
Works
- Frauen und Bildung [Women and Education]. Bonn: Ministry of Education, Science and Research, 1976?
- Das Ausbildungsplatzförderungsgesetz [The Training Place Promotion Act]. Bonn: Ministry of Education, Science and Research, 1977?
- Kinder [Children]. Bonn: Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany, 1979
- Selbstbewusst, Selbstbestimmt: Frauen in Europa [Self-assured, Self-determined: Women in Europe]. Bonn, 1994