Doris Pack

Doris Pack
Doris Pack EPP Women President
Member of the European Parliament for Germany
In office
1989–2014
Member of the Bundestag
In office
1974–1983
In office
1985–1989
Personal details
Born (1942-03-18) 18 March 1942
Schiffweiler
PartyChristian Democratic Union, European People's Party
ProfessionTeacher

Doris Pack (born 18 March 1942, Schiffweiler) is a German politician, president of EPP Women, president of the Robert Schuman Institute and former Member of the European Parliament 1989–2014. She served as a member of the Bundestag 1974–1983 and 1985–1989.[1] She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. Pack is the chair of the EU Committee on Culture and Education (since 2009).[2]

She is chair of the Franco-German Foundation for Cultural Cooperation, president of the European Children's Book Fair Association, member of the ZDF Television Council, president of the Saar Adult Education Association, and, vice-president of the European Movement on the Saar. She also is president of Women in the EPP and executive member of the European People's Party. She was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and of the Assembly of the Western European Union (1981–1983 and 1985–1989). She is chairwoman of the advisory board of A Soul for Europe.

She graduated from teaching college in 1965 and worked as a teacher in primary schools until 1974. From 1983 to 1985, she was employed by the Saarland Ministry of Education.

Award

She was decorated with Order of Duke Trpimir in 1995 by the president of Croatia Franjo Tuđman.[3]

In 2007 she got honoris causa doctorate at the University of Zadar (Croatia).

References

  1. ↑ "BiH parliament gives preliminary approval to census". Southeast European Times. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "European Parliament profile - Doris Pack". Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Odluka kojom se odlikuju Redom kneza Trpimira s ogrlicom i Danicom". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (46). 1995.

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