Axel Schäfer
1959 elementary school, 1963 high school. 1968 Training in public service (vocational school and study institute), 1981 to 1982 further education at the Ruhr University Bochum.
1968 Municipal administration Frankfurt am Main, 1972 Municipal administration
Bochum. 1983 to 1984 Head of the European Election Office in the SPD party executive with Willy Brandt and Peter Glotz, 1984 to 1994 Head of the European Office in the Westphalia district. From 1999 to 2001, he was head of a European residential adult education center. In 2002, he was Secretary General of the European Movement in Germany.
Member of ver.di, AWO, ASB, Europa-Union Germany, Heinz-Kühn-Bildungswerk, town twinning, synagogue and Christuskirche support associations, as well as cultural, carnival and sports associations.
Member of the SPD since 1969, since 1970 various party offices, since 1976 chairman of the SPD local association Querenburg, 1979 and 2000 campaign manager in the SPD subdistrict Bochum, since 2000 member of the SPD executive committee Westliches Westfalen, since 2001 member of the SPD party council, since 2002 member of the commission Europe at the party executive committee. 1994 to 1999 Member of the European Parliament. 1995 election observer in Kazakhstan and 2004 in Ukraine.
Member of the Bundestag since 2002; since December 2005 spokesman for the European Union Affairs Working Group of the SPD parliamentary group.
1968 Municipal administration Frankfurt am Main, 1972 Municipal administration
Bochum. 1983 to 1984 Head of the European Election Office in the SPD party executive with Willy Brandt and Peter Glotz, 1984 to 1994 Head of the European Office in the Westphalia district. From 1999 to 2001, he was head of a European residential adult education center. In 2002, he was Secretary General of the European Movement in Germany.
Member of ver.di, AWO, ASB, Europa-Union Germany, Heinz-Kühn-Bildungswerk, town twinning, synagogue and Christuskirche support associations, as well as cultural, carnival and sports associations.
Member of the SPD since 1969, since 1970 various party offices, since 1976 chairman of the SPD local association Querenburg, 1979 and 2000 campaign manager in the SPD subdistrict Bochum, since 2000 member of the SPD executive committee Westliches Westfalen, since 2001 member of the SPD party council, since 2002 member of the commission Europe at the party executive committee. 1994 to 1999 Member of the European Parliament. 1995 election observer in Kazakhstan and 2004 in Ukraine.
Member of the Bundestag since 2002; since December 2005 spokesman for the European Union Affairs Working Group of the SPD parliamentary group.