Curriculum vitae Birgit SIPPEL
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Curriculum vitae (The MEP is solely responsible for the information published)
Updated: 06/05/2022
Political career
Offices held in a political party or national trade union
- 1982-... : Member of the SPD
- 1983-... : Joined the IG Metall metalworkers' union, in the intervening period: served on committees, local councils and works councils
- 1996-2010 : Member of the SPD national party council
Offices held in local government bodies
- 1994-2004 : Councillor of the city of Arnsberg, member of the Social Affairs and Planning Committees, Chair of the Economy and Employment Committee
Offices held in regional government bodies
- 2003-2018 : Vice-Chair, SPD Westphalia Region
- 2010-... : Executive member, SPD North Rhine-Westphalia, Member of the Executive Committee
- 2005-2010 : Chair, SPD Hochsauerlandkreis district
Offices held in a national parliament
- 2019-... : Member of the European Affairs Committee (Vice Chair since 2022)
- 2009-2014 : Member of the European Affairs Committee
Offices held in the EU institutions
- 2009 : Member of the European Parliament
- 2009 : Member of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee; since 2014: S&D spokesperson/coordinator on the LIBE Committee
- 2020-2022 : Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA)
- 2017-2018 : Member of the Special Committee on Terrorism (TERR)
- 2009-... : Substitute member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
- 2012-2013 : Substitute member of the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (CRIM)
Other activities
- Patron of Fair Trials International
- Member of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (German workers’ welfare organisation)
- Member of the Europa Union
- Member of the Willi-Eichler-Akademie e.V. (WEA) adult education institute
- Member of the ‘Neue Arbeit Arnsberg’ (NAA) employment agency
- Member of the German Alpine Club
- Member of the Sozialverband VdK social aid organisation
Contact
Bruxelles
Parlement européen
Bât. ALTIERO SPINELLI
12G116
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Bât. ALTIERO SPINELLI
12G116
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Strasbourg
Parlement européen
Bât. LOUISE WEISS
T07037
1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
CS 91024
F-67070 Strasbourg Cedex
Bât. LOUISE WEISS
T07037
1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
CS 91024
F-67070 Strasbourg Cedex
Postal address
EUROPABÜRO Birgit Sippel MdEP
Ulricherstraße 27
D-59494 SOEST
Ulricherstraße 27
D-59494 SOEST