Rainer Wieland


Rainer Wieland is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.

Member of the European Parliament

Since 2009 Wieland has been one of the 14 Vice Presidents of the Parliament, this function was confirmed in 2019 for the following legislative period. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.
In 2013, Wieland chaired the Parliament's working group on transparency.
In addition to his parliamentary work, Wieland is chairman of Europa-Union Deutschland Baden-Württemberg and since 2011 has been President of Europa-Union Deutschland.
Wieland is also partner in German law firm Theumer Wieland Weisenburger, with offices Stuttgart and Brussels.

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