Holger Krahmer (born 16 October 1970 in

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) is a

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and former

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with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the

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Education

* 1989: Qualified maintenance technician

Career

* 1990-1996: Bank official,

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Leipzig * 1996-2000: Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG * since 2001: Self-employed * since 1997: Vice-Chairman of the Leipzig FDP * since 2001: Member of the ELDR Party Council * since 2004: Chairman of the Supervisory Board, GANOS Kaffee-Kontor & Rösterei AG, Leipzig Krahmer was first elected in the 2004 European elections. During his time in Parliament, he served on the

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. He was a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development and a member of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Life after politics

After leaving Parliament, Krahmer started working as a senior adviser on EU policy for the consulting firm Hanover Communications. In April 2015, he left Hanover to start working for

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, the European branch of

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(GM), as director of European affairs public policy and government relations.Krahmer als Director European Affairs neu bei Opel
''Politik & Kommunikation'', April 9, 2015.

Other activities

* AIDS-Hilfe Leipzig e.V., Member of the Board (1997-2004)

References

External links

* * * 1970 births Living people MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 LGBT MEPs for Germany Free Democratic Party (Germany) MEPs MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 {{Germany-MEP-stub