Matthias Groote

Matthias Groote, MEP

Matthias Groote (born 21 October 1973, Leer) is an MEP from Social Democratic Party of Germany since 2009.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Constitutional Affairs
• Member, Delegation for relations with the United States
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Substitute, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
• Substitute, Committee on Fisheries
• Substitute, Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Member, Delegation for relations with Japan
• Substitute, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Member, Ostrhauderfehn municipality council (only compensation for expenses)

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

• As a member of the Ostrhauderfehn municipality council, I receive a monthly 30€ as overall representational allowance. For the participation in decisions, committee and parliamentary group meetings, I receive 15€ per meeting.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

Election Campaign 2009

Matthias Groote 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.

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Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Secondary school in Westrhauderfehn (leaving exam 1990).
• Industrial engineer (1995).
• Worked as industrial engineer in plant design (1995).
• Alternative public service with German Red Cross (1995-1996).
• Technical engineer (1999).
• Qualified industrial engineer (engineering college) (2005).
• Sales engineer (2005).
• Member of the SPD (since 1996).
• Member of Leer SPD District Executive (since 1997).
• Chair of Leer District Young Socialists (1997-2002).
• Vice-Chair, Weser-Ems District Young Socialists (1999-2002).
• Member of Executive, Weser-Ems Social-Democratic Association for Local Politics (since 2003).
• Member, Ostrhauderfehn local council (since 1996).
• Member, Leer district council (since 2001).
• Chair, Ostrhauderfehn SPD council group (since 2001).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

12G154

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45431

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49431

Email:

matthias.groote AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.matthias-groote.eu

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Matthias Groote, 09 December 2008, accessed 09 March 2009.
• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Matthias Groote, 23 June 2009, accessed 23 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Matthias Groote, accessed 09 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Matthias Groote, accessed 17 November 2010.