Albert Dess

Albert Dess (born 17 April 1947, Röckersbühl) is a German MEP from Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (Christian Social Union in Bavaria) since 20.07.2004.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Albert Dess, accessed 26 October 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
*Member, Delegation for relations with Mercosur
*Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
*Substitute, Committee on International Trade
*Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
*Substitute, Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
===Former Affiliations===
*Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
*Member, Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen
*Substitute, Committee on International Trade
*Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
*Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
Professional Activities:
*Member of European Parliament
*Farmer
Paid Functions or Activities:
*Member of managing board of rural cooperative in Bavaria (bäuerlichen Genossenschaft Bayernland) e.G. Nürnberg
*Member of advisory council for Savings Banks Association concerning savings banks politics (sprakassenpolitische Grundsatzfragen des Sparkassenverbandes), Bavaria
Further Information:
:Honorary activities:
*Chairman of advisory board, Milchwerke Regensburg eG
*Member of the district council Neumarkt i.d. Opf
*Member of managing board, Association of Professional Fishermen (VBB), BavariaEuropean Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Albert Dess, 14 January 2009, accessed 06 March 2009.European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Albert Dess, 09 July 2009, accessed 18 November 2009.
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
====Election Campaign 2009====
Albert Dess has not yet pledged to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign:
*to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
*to provide leadership in reforming financial architecture,
*to promote a full-scale rethink of the EU trade policy,
*to promote corporate accountability.Election Campaign, Albert Dess, accessed 02 April 2012.
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==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Agricultural college (graduated 1966).
*Master's in agriculture (1979). 
*Secondary occupation as farmer. 
*Worked in commerce and industry. 
*Managing director of a farming cooperative. 
*Full-time farmer/training establishment (1977).
*District Chairman of the Junge Union (1974). 
*Member of the CSU district executive (1981). 
*Municipal Chairman of the CSU (1984). 
*District Chairman (1987).
*Regional Vice-Chairman (1989-1995) and Regional Chairman (1995) of the CSU Agricultural Association. 
*Member of the CSU district executive (1989). 
*Member of the CSU Regional Executive Committee (1997). 
*Chairman of the CSU Regional Group working party for Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Environment, Transport, Building and Energy (2000-2004).
*Municipal Councillor, Berngau (1972-1996). 
*District Councillor, Neumarkt/Oberpfalz (1978). 
*Mayor of Berngau (1984-1996). 
*Vice-Chairman of Neumarkt/Oberpfalz district council (1984-1996). 
*Member of the Bundestag (1990-2004). 
*Farm policy spokesman for the CSU Regional Group in the Bundestag (1992-2004). 
*Member of the CDU/CSU Group Executive Committee (1997-2004).
*Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon (1998).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:15E246
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45231
:Fax:
:+32 (0)2 28 49231
:Email:
:albert.dess AT europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.albert-dess.de
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Albert Dess, 14 January 2009, accessed 06 March 2009.
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Albert Dess, 09 July 2009, accessed 18 November 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Albert Dess, accessed 06 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Albert Dess, accessed 26 October 2010.
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