Martin Kastler

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Martin Kastler, MEP

Martin Kastler (born 18 June 1974, Nürnberg) is a German MEP from Christian Social Union in Bavaria (since 14.11.2003).[1]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:
14.11.2003 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
04.12.2003 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
04.12.2003 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
04.12.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
02.02.2009 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
02.02.2009 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Petitions
02.02.2009 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee
Substitute:
04.12.2003 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
16.01.2009 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
22.01.2009 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Development
16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Development
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly[2]

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

  • Member of European Parliament.[3]

Record of Parliamentary Votes

  • Voted against the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.[4]
Election Campaign.jpg

Election Campaign 2009

Martin Kastler has not yet pledged to any four issues presented by the Election Campaign:

  • to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
  • to provide leadership in reforming financial architecture,
  • to promote a full-scale rethink of the EU trade policy,
  • to promote corporate accountability.[5]

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Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Studied history and politics in Erlangen and Prague. MA in history.
  • Journalist (since 1996).
  • Press spokesman for the Nuremberg region (2000-2001).
  • Editor for DATEV (2001-2003).
  • Member of the European Parliament (2003-2004).
  • Environmental and consumer policy spokesman for the CSU Group in the European Parliament.
  • Deputy chair of the Delegation to the EU-Slovakia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
  • Head of the Fundamental Development Policy Issues Department and EU project coordinator, Hanns-Seidel Foundation (2004-2008).
  • Member of the 'Junge Union'(CDU/CSU Youth Section) (since 1992).
  • Member of the CSU (since 1993).
  • Member of the CSU district executive (since 1996).
  • Member of the CSU local executive for Nuremberg-Fürth-Schwabach (since 1999).
  • Deputy chair of the Schwabach district CSU association (since 2003).
  • Member of 'Paneuropajugend' (Pan-European Youth Movement) (since 1992).
  • Member of 'Junge Europäer/Europa-Union' (Young Europeans/Europe Union) (since 2001).
  • District chairman of the 'Paneuropaunion' (Pan-European Union) (PEU) and member of the PEU regional executive (since 2002).
  • Former holder of a scholarship from the Hanns-Seidel Foundation.
  • Member of the diocesan council for Eichstätt diocese (Committee for the Eastern Church).
  • Patron and founder member of the 'Prager Haus' in Nuremberg.
  • Federal chair of the Ackermann-Gemeinde (Ackermann Community) (since 2004).
  • Deputy chair of the Kommunalpolitischen Vereinigung (KPV) (Local Government Association) (since 2001).
  • Member of the Nuremberg City Youth Assistance Committee (1996-2002).

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
15E218
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone:
+32 (0)2 28 45538
Email:
martin.kastler AT europarl.europa.eu
Website:
http://www.martin-kastler.de
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Resources

Notes

  1. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Martin Kastler, accessed 27 November 2010.
  2. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Martin Kastler, accessed 27 November 2010.
  3. European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Martin Kastler, 17 December 2008, accessed 11 March 2009.
  4. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  5. Election Campaign, Martin Kastler, accessed 02 April 2012.