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Gabriele Bischoff (born 4 January 1961) is a German politician of the
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(SPD) who is serving as a
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.


Early life and education

Bischoff graduated from König-Heinrich-Gymnasium in
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in 1980. She then began studying
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and American studies at the
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, then moved to the
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, where she graduated with a diploma in political science.


Career

From 1991 until 2000, Bischoff worked at Germany's largest trade union,
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, on
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 issues. In that capacity, she represented IG Metall in the relevant working groups of the
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(ETUC). From 2000 to 2005, Bischoff worked as an advisor on social affairs at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU in Brussels before moving to the
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(BMAS) in Berlin as special advisor from 2006 to 2008. From 2008 Bischoff worked for the
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 (DGB) in Berlin, where she led the trade union's work on European policies. In that capacity, she was a member of the
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(EESC) in Brussels from 2009 until 2019. During her tenure, she served as president of the employees' group from 2015.


Political career

Bischoff has been a
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since the 2019 European elections. She has since been serving on the
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and the
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. She is also a member of the Working Group on the
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. In addition to her committee assignments, Bischoff is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with Mercosur. She is also a member of the
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the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions and the
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. In the negotiations to form a so-called
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of the SPD, the
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and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Bischoff was part of her party's delegation in the working group on European affairs, co-chaired by
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,
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and
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. Since 2021, Bischoff has been serving as vice-chair of the S&D Group, under the leadership of chairwoman
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.Nisa Khan (16 December 2021)
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Other activities

* German Cyclist’s Association (ADFC)


References


External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bischoff, Gabriele Living people MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs 1961 births 21st-century women MEPs for Germany