Jürgen Klute

Jürgen Klute, MEP

Jürgen Klute (born 13 October 1953, Bünde / NRW) is an MEP for Germany from Die Linke.

Affiliations

• Member, ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Member, DMER Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries
• Member, DLAT Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, BUDG Committee on Budgets
• Substitute, D-TR Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

(D) Membership of any boards or committees of any companies, non-governmental organisations, associations or other bodies, or any other relevant outside activity, whether remunerated or unremunerated:

• Board member, Community FOundation AGORA, Castrop-Rauxel (unremunerated)

Record of Parliamentary Votes

Election Campaign 2009

Jürgen Klute has pledged to all 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• First theology examination (1982); second theology examination (1984).
• Freelance assistant at the Kurhessen Waldeck Lutheran Theological College, focusing on peace education and intercultural dialogue (1982-1986). School pastor, vocational school in Bad Berleburg (1984-1986). Participation in the project 'The World of Industrial Work and the Church' of Gladbeck-Bottrop-Dorsten Church District, Dorsten (1986-1989). Co-publisher and member of the editorial team of the periodical AMOS - Kritische Blätter aus dem Ruhrgebiet (since 1988). Head of the social pastorate (church service in the world of work) of Herne Church District (1989-2006); treasurer and member of the board of the European Contact Group, the ecumenical European network of church service in the world of work, based in Prague (2001-2006). Study supervisor for social ethics at Bochum City Lutheran Academy (2007-2009).
• Member of the federal executive of the WASG Party, one of the two parties which merged to form DIE LINKE (2006-2007); member, DIE LINKE Party Executive (since 2007); member of the executive, Herne District Association of DIE LINKE Party (since 2007); member, Federal Committee of DIE LINKE Party (since 2008).
• Advisory member of the Culture and Sport Committee of the Ruhr Regional Association (RVR) (since 2006).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

06F254

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32(0)2 28 45655

Fax

+32(0)2 28 49655

Email:

juergen.klute AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.juergen-klute.eu

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jürgen Klute, accessed 03 April 2011.