Dietmar Köster (born 6 January 1957) is a German politician, social scientist and

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(MEP) representing

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since July 2014. He is a member of the

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, part of the

Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a Social democracy, social democratic and Progressivism, progressive European political party. The PES comprises national-level political parties from all member states of the European Union (EU) plus ...

Education and academic career

In 1983 Köster graduated from the

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with a degree in social science. He subsequently obtained a doctorate in 2002. From 2002 until 2011 he served as a Director of the Geragogik e.V. Research Institute. Since 2012 he has been a professor at the Dortmund Vocational College.

Parliamentary service

*Member,

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is a committee of the European Parliament that is responsible for protecting civil liberties and human rights, as listed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. ...

(2017–) *Member, Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion (2016–) *Member, Delegation for relations with the United States (2014–) *Member, Committee on Legal Affairs (2014–2017) In addition to his committee assignments, Köster serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity, the European Parliament Intergroup on

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and of the

European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights is an intergroup of the European Parliament's legislators which focuses on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons both inside and outside the European Union ...

.Members
European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.

Other activities

* German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Köster, Dietmar Living people 1957 births German social scientists Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 People from Schwerte Ruhr University Bochum alumni