Arne Lietz Explained

Arne Lietz
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:1 July 2014
Term End:1 July 2019
Constituency:Germany
Birth Date:23 June 1976
Birth Place:Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Party: Germany
Social Democratic Party

Party of European Socialists

Arne Lietz (born 23 July 1976) is a German politician who served Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany from 2014 until 2019. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1]

Early life and career

Lietz studied History, Politics and Education at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He graduated with a master's degree in History. From 2004–2006 Lietz was the European representative of the American charity Facing History and Ourselves which develops educational material on injustice and prejudice throughout history, with a particular focus on The Holocaust. During his time at the charity he worked in Berlin, Boston and London. He later worked as a parliamentary assistant, a script-writer and a washer-up.

Parliamentary service

In addition to his committee assignments, Lietz served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.[2]

Other activities

Personal life

Lietz lives in Wittenberg.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arne LIETZ | History of parliamentary service | MEPs | European Parliament . Europarl.europa.eu . 2017-04-09.
  2. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_26-Western%20Sahara.pdf Members
  3. http://energywatchgroup.org/experts Experts