Angelica Schwall-Düren

Angelica Schwall-Düren was born on the 16th of July 1948 in Offenburg. She has been a member of the German Federal Council for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) since 2010. She is also the Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and Media of North Rhine-Westphalia and she represents the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government.

Political career

Before her political career, she worked as a teacher at a high school. From 1994 to 2010 she was a member of the German Bundestag. Between 2002 and 2010 she was the deputy chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group responsible for European Union Affairs.

Education

Schwall-Düren graduated from German secondary school in 1967 with the Abitur (A-Level). Subsequently, she studied History, Political Science and French in Freiburg. Between 1973 and 1977 she was a Research Assistant and an academic tutor at the University of Freiburg. In 1977 she received her doctorate.

Notable work

Member of the Chamber for European Affairs of the Federal Council Member of the Committee on European Union Questions Member of the German-French Friendship Group

External links

http://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/personen/DE/laender/nw/schwall-dueren-angelica.html