Manfred Weber
Manfred Weber (born 14 July 1972) is a German politician. He is Leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament since 2014. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany since 2004. He is a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria.[1]
Manfred Weber | |
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| President of the European People's Party | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Tusk |
| Leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2014 | |
| President | Joseph Daul |
| Preceded by | Joseph Daul |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2004 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1972
(aged 53) Landshut, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Political party |  German:Christian Social Union  EU:European People's Party |
| Alma mater | Munich University of Applied Sciences |
On the 5 September 2018, Weber announced his plans to run for President of the European Commission[2] and was elected as the candidate of the EPP on 8 November 2018.[3]
References
- ↑ Toby Vogel (November 20, 2014), Manfred Weber – calm conciliator European Voice.
- ↑ de la Baume, Maia; Gray, Andrew (2018-09-05). "Manfred Weber announces run to lead center right in European election". Politico. https://www.politico.eu/article/manfred-weber-mep-announces-run-to-lead-center-right-in-european-election-commission-parliament-spitzenkandidat/. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ↑ Herszenhorn, David M.; de la Baume, Maia (2018-11-08). "Europe’s conservatives nominate Manfred Weber for EU top job". Politico. https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-debate-europes-conservatives-nominate-manfred-weber-for-eu-top-job-spitzenkandidat-european-parliament-election-2019/. Retrieved 2018-11-08.