European Parliament, Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, Member of the Bureau
Conference of Committee Chairmen, Member
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, Chairman
Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Substitute
Delegation for relations with the United States, Member

Federal Republic of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Born on 14 May 1946, Verl (Kr. Gütersloh)

Education:
Studied law and politics, including a period at the Centre for European Governmental Studies, University of Edinburgh.

Career:
Radio journalist. Newspaper correspondent. Employee of a media concern.
Deputy Federal Chairman of the Junge Union (CDU youth section) (1973-1981). Chairman of the CDU federal committee on foreign and security policy (1989-1999). CDU district chairman, Ostwestfalen-Lippe (since 1996). Secretary of the CDU Land executive, North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1996). Chairman of the CDU federal committee on European policy (since 1999). Assistant chairman of the International Democrat Union (since 1991). Deputy chairman of the EUCDW (European Union of Christian Democratic Workers) (since 1991). Member of the EPP Political Bureau.
Member of the EPP Group Bureau. Coordinator in Parliament's committees on social affairs, drugs and German unity. European Parliament representative on the Council's Reflection Group for Maastricht II. European Parliament representative at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Treaty of Amsterdam. European Parliament representative at the 2000 Intergovernmental Conference.
Member of the board of the Institute for German and European Party Law. Federal Cross of Merit (first class). Grand Golden Decoration of the Republic of Austria.

Contact Details

ebrok@europarl.eu.int