Member of the European Parliament
Herbert Reul took which position from Jul 2004 to Jun 2014?
Herbert Reul Herbert Reul ( born 31 August 1952 ) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) who currently serves as State Minister for Internal Affairs in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet . He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament ( MEP ) . Early career . Reul was born in Langenfeld , Rhineland . The son of a mayor , Reul joined the youth wing of the CDU , the Junge Union , at the age of 18 . In 1975 , while still a student at University of Cologne , he became a town councillor in his hometown of Leichlingen , near Cologne , and served for 17 years . From 1981 until 1985 , he worked as a secondary school teacher . Political career . Career in state politics , 1985–2003 . In the 1985 state elections , Reul gained a seat in the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia and occupied it for 19 years . In parliament , he was his political groups spokesperson on education policy from 1985 to 1991 . Between 1991 and 2003 , he served as Secretary General of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia , under the leadership of successive chairmen Norbert Blüm ( 1993–99 ) and Jürgen Rüttgers ( 1999-2003 ) . Member of the European Parliament , 2004–2017 . Reul first became a Member of the European Parliament in the 2004 European elections . During his time in parliament , he was a member of the Committee on Industry , Research and Energy . Between 2006 and 2009 , he also served as the energy spokesman for the German Christian Democrats’ delegation in the European Peoples Party in the Parliament . From 2012 , Reul was a member of the European Parliaments delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula . He had previously been a member of the delegation for relations with the Peoples Republic of China between 2004 and 2012 . In addition to his committee assignments , Reul was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation , the Sky and Space Intergroup ( SSI ) and the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change , Biodiversity and Sustainable Development . Reul was widely regarded as one of the driving forces behind blocking Martin Schulz’ reelection as President of the European Parliament in early 2017 . State Minister for Internal Affairs , 2017–present . Since the North Rhine-Westphalia state elections in 2017 , Reul has been serving as State Minister for Internal Affairs in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet . He succeeded Ralf Jäger . As one of his states representatives at the Bundesrat , he is a member of the Committee on Internal Affairs and of the Defence Committee . During his time in office , Reul oversaw investigations into the 2018 Münster attack and the Bottrop and Essen car attack in 2018/2019 . In 2020 , he ordered an investigation into police officers’ use of force following a public outcry over a video of a police officer detaining a minor by kneeling on his neck . Role in national politics . Reul was a CDU delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 1994 , 1999 , 2004 , 2009 , 2010 and 2017 . Since 2012 , he has been serving on the Presidium of the CDU , under the leadership of successive chairwomen Angela Merkel ( 2012-2018 ) and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer ( since 2018 ) . In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Merkels Christian Democrats ( CDU ) together with the Bavarian CSU ) and the Social Democrats ( SPD ) following the 2013 German elections , he led the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on banking regulation and the Eurozone ; his co-chair from the SPD was Martin Schulz . Ahead of the Christian Democrats’ leadership election in 2018 , Reul publicly endorsed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Angela Merkel as the partys chair . Other activities . Corporate boards . - RheinEnergie AG , Member of the Supervisory Board ( 2012-2014 ) , Member of the Advisory Board ( since 2014 ) Non-profits . - German Forum for Crime Prevention ( DFK ) , Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees ( since 2017 ) - Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne , Member of the Advisory Board ( since 2016 ) - Institute for European Politics ( IEP ) , Member of the Board of Trustees ( since 2015 ) - Konrad Adenauer Foundation , Member - Karl Arnold Foundation , Member of the Board - Karl Reul Foundation , Member of the Advisory Board - Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing , Member of the Board of Trustees ( since 2015 ) - Institute for Mining and Energy Law at the Ruhr University Bochum , Member of the Advisory Board ( since 2013 ) - Westdeutscher Rundfunk ( WDR ) , Member of the Broadcasting Council ( 2003-2009 ) , Substitute Member of the Broadcasting Council ( since 2009 ) Controversy . Shortly after the CDU donations scandal and amid the campaign for the state elections in 2000 , Reul became the target of public criticism when he – in his capacity as Secretary General of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia – had his party pay for a private trip to the Bayreuth Festival . References . Leverkusen whos who