Jürgen Creutzmann (born 4 October 1945 in

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ''Speier'', French: ''Spire,'' historical English: ''Spires''; pfl, Schbaija) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer li ...

, Germany) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the

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from 2009 to 2014.

Early life and work

Creutzmann was born in

and finished secondary school in Heidelberg in 1966. Subsequently, he studied Business Administration at the University of Mannheim. After working for an audit firm, he began his career at the chemical company

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in 1973, where he was employed until 2006. Between 1973 and 1988, he was responsible for the consolidated financial statement of the BASF SE Group. As Director Subsidiaries Accounting Services, he was responsible for the accountancy of 50 subsidiaries and holdings of BASF from 1988 until 2006. Creutzmann is married with two children.

Political career

Career in state politics

In 1965, Creutzmann became a member of the Jungdemokraten, then the FDP’s youth organisation, and was elected a member of the executive board of their regional group in

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

. He joined the FDP in the subsequent year and was leader of the FDP in Speyer between 1971 and 1973. Creutzmann became a member of the executive board of the FDP Rhineland-Palatinate in 1983 and has been its treasurer since then. In 1998, Creutzmann became a member of the

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. At first, Creutzmann was spokesman of the FDP’s parliamentary group in the Landtag and its vice chairman between 1999 and 2001. From 2006 until 2009, he was spokesman for European politics. Between 2001 and 2006, he was vice president of the Landtag and subsequently leader of its Committee for European affairs.

Member of the European Parliament, 2009–2014

In 2009, Creutzmann was elected a member of the European Parliament and accordingly resigned his seat in the Landtag. He served the treasurer and member of the executive board of the FDP’s delegation in the European Parliament, which belongs to the

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(ALDE). He was a full member of the

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, substitute member of the

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, and member of the parliament's delegation for relations with Canada. Furthermore, he served as vice chairman of the SME Intergroup, a working group open to all members of parliament which is concerned with the promotion of the interests of small and medium enterprises.

External links

Official website of Jürgen CreutzmannEuropean Parliament biography of Jürgen CreutzmannALDE groupFDP delegation in the European Parliament
{{DEFAULTSORT:Creutzmann, Jurgen 1945 births Living people University of Mannheim alumni Free Democratic Party (Germany) MEPs MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 People from Speyer Members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate BASF people Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany