Tiemo Wölken (born 5 December 1985) is a German lawyer and politician who has been a

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(MEP) since 14 November 2016. He is a member of the

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, part of the Party of European Socialists.

Early life and education

Wölken was educated at the

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before studying law at the

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, where he specialised in European public law. He also completed a supplementary course in economics at the University of Osnabrück before completing a Master in International Law in 2013 at the

University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull ...

in England.

Political career

Wölken became a

when he replaced

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who resigned to run for local office in 2016. During his first term, he served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2016-2017) and on the

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, he moved to the Committee on Legal Affairs, where he serves as his parliamentary group’s coordinator. He is also the Parliament’s lead rapporteur on health technology assessment. In 2021, Wölken and

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co-authored a resolution to protect journalists and critical voices from strategic lawsuits against public participation, which was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Parliament. In addition to his committee assignments, Wölken has been part of the Parliament’s delegations to the

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(2016-2019), the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2016-2019) and to

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(since 2019). He co-chairs the MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption, the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas, the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital, the European Internet Forum and the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group. Wölken was nominated by his party as delegate to the

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for the purpose of electing the

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Other activities

* Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory BoardPolitical Advisory Board
Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. * Education and Science Workers' Union (GEW), Member

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wölken, Tiemo Living people 1985 births Alumni of the University of Hull German expatriates in the United Kingdom Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 Politicians from Lower Saxony Osnabrück University alumni