Dr. med. Peter Liese, MdEP

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

Born on 20 May, 1965, Olsberg, Germany

Professional Career

• Abitur at Benedictine Secondary School in MeschedeMilitary service as a paramedic in Möhnesee-Echtrop
• Studied medicine in Marburg, Aachen and Bonn
• Doctorate at the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn (magna cum laude)
• Half-year stay abroad in Central America (state hospital and development aid projects)
• Ward doctor in Paderborn children's hospital
• afterwards employment in a joint practice

Political Career

• 1984 Entry to Junge Union (Youth Cristian Democrats)1987 Joined the CDU
• 1989-1994 Member of Bestwig local council
• Since 1994 Member of the European Parliament
• Since 1996 Member of the Central Committee of German Catholics
• Since 1997 Member of the Land executive of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia
• 2012-2018 Member of the Federal Executive Committee of the CDU Germany
• Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
• EPP coordinator (speaker) in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Chairman of the CDU-NRW European Group
• Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico

Member

• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Special Committee on Beating Cancer
• Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America
• Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute

• Committee on Budgets
• Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community