Angelika Beer (born 24 May 1957 in

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) is a German politician. 2004 to 2009 she was a

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for Alliance 90/The Greens, part of the

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. She was chair of the delegation for relations with

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and a member on the delegation for relations with

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and the Delegation for relations with the

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Parliamentary Assembly, the Foreign Affairs committee and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence. In January, she was not reelected on a place on the European Parliamentary election list for Alliance 90/The Greens. She left the Green Party at the end of March 2009. As a reason for her exit, she criticised the Green Party's aspiration after power and the loss of its pacifistic orientation. In November 2009 she became a member of

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. In May 2012 she was elected as one of six Pirates to become a member of the state parliament of

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. Angelika Beer is married since 2003 with Bundeswehr Colonel lieutenant Peter Matthiesen.

External links

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Angelika Beer
official website
Beer now member of the Pirate Party
(German)

''Der Spiegel'' (2 May 2001) 1957 births Living people Alliance 90/The Greens politicians MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 Members of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002 Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990 21st-century women MEPs for Germany Politicians from Kiel Alliance 90/The Greens MEPs Pirate Party Germany politicians 20th-century German women {{Germany-Greens-politician-stub