Dietmar Köster

Dietmar Köster
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2014
ConstituencyGermany
Personal details
Born (1957-01-06) 6 January 1957 (age 67)
Schwerte, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Political party German
Social Democratic Party
 European Union
Party of European Socialists
Alma materRuhr University Bochum

Dietmar Köster (born 6 January 1957) is a German politician, social scientist and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany since July 2014. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1]

Education and academic career

In 1983 Köster graduated from the Ruhr University Bochum with a degree in social science. He subsequently obtained a doctorate in 2002. From 2002 until 2011 he served as a Director of the Geragogik e.V. Research Institute. Since 2012 he has been a professor at the Dortmund Vocational College.

Parliamentary service

In addition to his committee assignments, Köster serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity,[2] the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara[3] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[4]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ "Dietmar KÖSTER | History of parliamentary service | MEPs | European Parliament". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  2. ^ Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament.
  3. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
  4. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
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