Ulrich Stockmann (born 1 January 1951 in

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) is a

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who served as a

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from 1994 until 2009. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the

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. In parliament, Stockmann served on the

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. He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the Delegation for relations with Israel and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-

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Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Career

* 1969-1973: Studied architecture and

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Education

* 1973: graduated in

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and urban planning * 1982: First theological examination * 1985: second theological examination * 1988: ordained in * 1973-1975: Research assistant, Academy for Industrial and General Building Development * Senior Architect's Office, Berlin * 1975-1976: studied in

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and Adlershof * 1976-1982: Studied

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at Naumburg and Berlin * 1982-1988: Worked with young

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for the Resurrection * 1988-1990: Chaplain to young people and students in

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* Chairman of the Naumburg SPD Local and District Association * 1994: Member of the Saxony-Anhalt SPD Association Executive Committee * 1990: Vice-Chairman of the SPD

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in the Volkskammer * since 1994:

* 1994-1999: Vice-Chairman of the

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Israel Delegation

Decorations

* 1998: Order of Merit with ribbon, Federal Republic of Germany

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* * * 1951 births Living people Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany MEPs for Germany 1994–1999 MEPs for Germany 1999–2004 {{Germany-MEP-stub