Hildegard BENTELE

MEP

Hildegard BENTELE

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Hildegard BENTELE

MEP
Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
BRUSSEL

SPINELLI 15E153 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel

+32 (0)2 28 45234

STRASBOURG

WEISS T11054 (LOUISE WEISS)
Parlement européen
Allée du Printemps
BP 1024/F
F-67070 Strasbourg cedex

+33 (0)3 88 1 75234

BIO

Born in 1976 in Ludwigsburg, Hildegard Bentele has a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the Freie Universität, Berlin. She also studied Political Science, History and Public Law in Heidelberg, Paris (Erasmus scholarship), Brussels (Tempus scholarship) and Berlin.

Hildegard Bentele joined the Foreign Office in 2002.

Since then, she has held several positions.

Between 2002 and 2004, she was a Desk Officer in International Energy Policy, then, between 2004 and 2005, she worked at the Diplomatic Academy.

From 2005 to 2008, she worked for the German Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.

Between 2008 and 2010, she was a Desk Officer for the Department of North America and Canada.

From 2010 to 2013, she had the role of Seconded Foreign Affairs Advisor to the German Bundestag, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group.

In 2011-2016 and 2016-2019, she was a Member of the Berlin House of Representatives, the Spokesperson for School and European Policy of the CDU Parliamentary Group.

From 2017 and 2019, she was the Working Group Leader for Education and Science.

Between 2018 and 2019, she was the Vice-Chairwoman of the CDU Parliamentary Group.

MEP since 2019.

My Positions in Parliament:

  • Vice-Coordinator - Development
  • Member - Intergroup on Urban Matters
  • Member - Intergroup on Sustainable, Long-Term Investments and Competitive European Industry
  • Member - Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
  • Member - Canada
  • Member - Montenegro
  • Member - Industry, Research and Energy
  • Member - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • Member - Development
  • Member - European Parliament
  • Substitute - Türkiye

My Positions in the Group:

  • Vice-Chair - WG External Policies
  • Member - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
  • Member - Conference on the Future of Europe

My work in the European Parliament

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