Michael Cramer (born 16 June 1949) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. He is a member of the Alliance 90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party.
Michael Cramer | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 2019 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
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| Born | 16 June 1949 Gevelsberg, Germany |
| Political party |  GermanAlliance 90/The Greens  EUEuropean Green Party |
| Website | www |
Originally, Cramer came to Berlin to be a teacher. From 1989 to 2004 Cramer was a Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, mainly working on Berlin's transport policy, and served as spokesman for transportation issues for Alliance 90/The Greens in Berlin. In 2004 Cramer was first elected to the European Parliament, and was re-elected in 2009 for the Green Party. Cramer was a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism and between 2014 and 2017 chairperson of that committee.[1] He was part of the Parliament's delegation to the 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, Poland.[2]
Cramer gives regular tours along the former route of the Berlin Wall; he was one of the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus to push for the Berlin Wall Trail, a memorial trail with steles and explanations along the former Wall. He is also the founder of the Iron Curtain Trail, a project to complete a long-distance cycling route following the old border of the Iron Curtain in Europe.[3]
In 2018, Cramer announced that he would not stand in the 2019 European elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ Official page of Michael Cramer in the European Parliament's website
- ^ Jennifer Rankin (November 26, 2008), MEPs flock to Poznań meeting European Voice.
- ^ "Interview with Michael Cramer". ecoclub.com. International Ecotourism Club. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Sabine Beikler and Ronja Ringelstein (May 28, 2018), Diese Berliner Politiker wollen ins EU-Parlament Der Tagesspiegel.
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