15 Facts About Bernd Lange

Bernd Lange was born on 14 November 1955 and is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament from Germany.

Bernd Lange is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.

Since 2014, Bernd Lange is chairman of the INTA committee and rapporteur for TTIP.

Bernd Lange studied Protestant theology and political sciences at the University of Gottingen, where he earned a degree in theology as well as a High School teacher certificate.

From 1983 to 1994 Bernd Lange worked as a teacher at the High School in Burgdorf.

Bernd Lange became a member of the Social Democratic Party in 1974 when he was a High School student.

Bernd Lange was co-founder of the science forum of the region of Hanover and is a member of the "Church and SPD" in the district of Hanover.

When Bernd Lange entered the European Parliament in the 1994 European elections, he was a member of the Environment Committee and a substitute member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Bernd Lange was involved in over 30 conciliation committee procedures between the European Parliament and the European Council, in many of them as chief negotiator.

Bernd Lange serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity, the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions and the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.

In 2010 Bernd Lange became the European Parliament's rapporteur for European industrial policy.

Bernd Lange was the rapporteur for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Bernd Lange later resigned to resume his post as chair of the Committee on International Trade and was replaced by Ismail Ertug.

Bernd Lange was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Bernd Lange is married and has one daughter and an adult adopted son.