Gabriele Preuß

German politician

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Gabriele Preuß MEP

Member of the European Parliament
In office 2014–2019
Constituency	Germany

Personal details
Born	(1954-09-27) 27 September 1954 (age 69) Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Political party	German Social Democratic Party European Union Party of European Socialists

Gabriele Preuß (born 27 September 1954) is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.^[1]

Life

Prior to entering European politics, Preuß undertook training at the Westphalia Chamber of Trades and the Northern Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Trade. She became a master craftsman and also later worked in administration. She was also involved in local politics, serving as a Member of Gelsenkirchen Municipal Council from 1999 until 2014. This included serving as Mayor from 2004 until 2014.