Martin Kastler
Martin Kastler (born 18 June 1974, Nürnberg) is a German MEP from Christian Social Union in Bavaria (since 14.11.2003).[1]
Contents
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 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
Resources
- European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Martin Kastler, 17 December 2008, accessed 11 March 2009.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Martin Kastler, accessed 11 March 2009.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Martin Kastler, accessed 27 November 2010.
- Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 11 March 2009.
Notes
- ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Martin Kastler, accessed 27 November 2010.
- ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Martin Kastler, accessed 27 November 2010.
- ↑ European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Martin Kastler, 17 December 2008, accessed 11 March 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Election Campaign, Martin Kastler, accessed 02 April 2012.
