Curriculum vitae Axel VOSS

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

• 1983-1990 : Law Studies at the Universities of Trier, Munich, Freiburg and Paris
• 1990 : First state law examination, specialisation: European and international law
• 1994 : Second state law examination; specialisation: European and international relations
• 1991-1994 : Trainee, Koblenz Provincial High Court and Court of Appeal

Professional career

• 1990-1991 : Worked at the UN Department of Technical Co-operation for Development in New York
• 1994-1995 : Specialised and content related project management/writing for a television documentary on the European principle of subsidiarity for CineDokumentFilm, Munich
• 1994-2000 : Citizens' adviser at the European Commission, Commission Representation in the Federal Republic of Germany
• 2000-2008 : Lecturer in European Affairs at the RheinAhrCampus Remagen, University of Applied Sciences of Koblenz
• 1994-... : Lawyer

Political career

Offices held in a political party or national trade union

• 1996-... : Member of the CDU, Bonn District Association;
• 2009-... : Working party on European, foreign and security policy
• 2004-2009 : Chair, CDU Bonn District Association
• 2005-2011 : Deputy Regional Chair, CDU Middle Rhine
• 2011-... : Regional Chair, CDU Middle Rhine

Offices held in local government bodies

• 2000-2009 : Expert citizen for the CDU, co-opted member of the Committee on International Relations and Local Affairs, Bonn City Council

Offices held in the EU institutions

• 2009-2014 : Member of the European Parliament
• 2009-2014 : Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• 2009-2014 : Member of Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering
• 2009-2014 : Substitute member of the Committee on Legal Affairs
• 2009-2014 : Substitute member of the Committee on Petitions
• 2009-2014 : Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand
• 2009-2014 : Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• 2009-2014 : Substitute member of the delegation for Relations with the Mercosur countries
• 2014-2019 : Member of the European Parliament
• 2014-2019 : Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and EPP Group Coordinator
• 2014-2019 : Substitute member of the Committee on Petitions
• 2014-2019 : Substitute member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• 2014-2019 : Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand
• 2014-2019 : Vice-Chair, CDU North-Rhine Westphalia Group