Hiltrud Breyer

Hiltrud Breyer
Hiltrud Breyer in 2014
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1989–2009
Personal details
Born	(1957-08-22) 22 August 1957 (age 67) Saarbrücken, West Germany
Political party	Alliance '90/The Greens
Alma mater	Saarland University
Profession	Political scientist

Hiltrud Breyer (born 22 August 1957) is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament with the German Green Party, part of the European Greens and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and its Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

She is a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs, substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

• Studied political science in Saarbrücken and Berlin
• Founding member of the Greens
• posts include Regional Executive Spokeswoman for the Greens in Saarland
• Former Member of the Mandelbachtal Municipal Council

Career

• 1989–2009: Member of the European Parliament
• Founding member of 'Gen-ethisches Netzwerk' (genetic ethics network)

Controversy

In 2008, German television station RTL reported about members of the European Parliament—including Breyer—who signed the attendance register on Friday mornings to receive the EP's daily allowance of 284 Euro before leaving Strasbourg immediately for the weekend.[1][2][3] Breyer later denied these allegations.

See also

• 2004 European Parliament election in Germany

References

1. Expense Allowance Abuse by MEPs on YouTube, Hiltrud Breyer appears from 3:40 to 4:17 (Mirror).
2. ""Spesenritter und Abzocker" – Ein neues Image muss her", Focus, May 27, 2009.
3. Hartlieb, Jutta (27 May 2009), "Europaparlament: EU-Abgeordnete bekämpfen ihr schlechtes Image", Agence France-Presse (in German).

External links

• Personal profile of Hiltrud Breyer in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in German)