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Martin Schulz (born 20 December 1955) is a German politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 1994 to 2017 and a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) from 2017 to 2021.
Martin Schulz was elected President of the European Parliament on 17 January 2012 for a mandate of two and half years with 387 votes. On 1 July 2014 he was re-elected President with 409 votes, becoming the first President in the history of the European Parliament to be re-elected for a second term.
As leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Martin Schulz campaigned for social justice, promoting jobs and growth, reforming financial markets, fighting climate change, championing equality and creating a stronger and more democratic Europe.
Sep 22, 2017 · Martin Schulz, the former head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is no stranger to the vagaries of political fortune. The man who once failed to graduate from high school, only to...
Jan 20, 2017 · Outgoing Parliament president Martin Schulz in Strasbourg, after Antonio Tajani was announced as his successor | Patrick Seeger/EPA. Schulz, the Parliament official said, will remain an MEP “until a decision is taken on his political future in Germany.”
Feb 13, 2018 · BERLIN — Martin Schulz has formally resigned as leader of Germany’s Social Democrats, drawing the curtain on his career in the upper echelon of domestic politics less than a year after he took over the party.
Feb 10, 2017 · It is not every day that a bearded MEP blossoms into a political star with a chance of heading his country’s next government, and possibly changing the fate of Europe. But Martin Schulz has...
