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.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Constitutional Affairs
• Member, Committee on Petitions
• Member, Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
• Substitute, Committee on Development
• Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Member of European Parliament.

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.

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@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.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 11 March 2009.