Christian Ehler
Jan Christian Ehler (born 17 August 1963) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Brandenburg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.[1]
Curriculum vitae
Managing Director, Biotech GmbH - biotechnology centre Hennigsdorf (since 2000) Managing director, Projektgesellschaft Bahnerprobungs- und Technologiezentrum (special testing and technology company) Berlin/Brandenburg GmbH (GBT) (1998–2000) Member of staff, project head and subsequently Managing Director of the Aigner group of companies (1992–1997) Assistant to the managing director, ddp/ADN (1990–1991)
1992/1993 PhD of political science in the field of the "US commercial policy" at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich 1986-1991 Studies in the field of journalism, political science and macroeconomics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) Traineeship at the German Journalist School Munich 1989/1990 Studies in the field of macroeconomics at the American University Washington D.C., research associate for the Committee on Financial Affairs of the US - Congress 1984 Abitur (Diploma) at the public school Marquartstein Bavaria
Member of the Brandenburg Regional Parliament from 1999 until 2004
- CDU Group, Member
- Industry and technology spokesman for the CDU Group in the Regional Parliament
- Committee on Economic Affairs, Member
- Committee on European Affairs and Development Policies, Member
- Committee on Budgetary and Financial Affairs, Substitute
- Enquiry Board 3/1 "Airport BBI" (April 2000-June 2003), Member
- Enquiry Board 3/3 "Chip-Factory Frankfurt Oder" (December 2003-August 2004), Member
Member of the European Parliament since 2004
- Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, Member of the Bureau
- Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), Vice-Chair
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Member
- Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Substitute
- Delegation for relations with the United States, Member
- Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula, Substitute
- Chair Intergroup "Creative Industries"
Political memberships
- MIT, Germany (October 2003-November 2007), Federal Vice-Chairman
- CDU Regional Executive Board, Brandenburg (since Mai 2003), Member
- Executive Board of the EPP Small and Medium Entrepreneurs' Union, Brussels (March 2003- Mai 2007), Member
- CDU District Executive Board, Oberhavel (since December 2001), Member
- CDU small businesses association (MIT), Brandenburg (since November 2000), Regional Chairman
Other activities
- Atlantik-Brücke, Member
- Cyber-Security Council Germany, Associate Member
- European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF), Member (since September 2007)
- European Security Research Advisory Board (ESRAB), Member (until December 2006)
- German European Security Association (GESA), Member of the Advisory Board
- International Society for Human Rights (IGFM), Member of the Godparenthood Program for Political Prisoners in Cuba
- Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Member of the Advisory Board
- lit:potsdam Literature Festival, Member of the Board