Career
- 1975-1977: Apprentice bookseller
- 1977-1982: Worked in various bookshops and publishing houses
- 1982-1994: Bookshop proprietor
- 1991-1999: Member of the SPD Party Council
- since 1995: Member of the Mittelrhein SPD Executive
- since 1996: Chairman of the Aachen District SPD
- since 1999: Member of the SPD Federal Executive
- since 1999: Member of the Initiative against blasphemers and free speech
- 1984-1999: Municipal Councillor, Würselen
- 1987-1998: Mayor of Würselen
- since 1994: Member of the European Parliament
- 1994-1996: PES Group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights
- 1996-2000: PES Group coordinator, Committee on Civil Liberties and Home Affairs
- 2000-2004: Chairman of the German Socialist (SPD) delegation, European Parliament
- 2002-2004: First Vice-Chairman of the PES Group
- since 2009: Chairman of the PES and then S&D Group
- since 2012: President of the European Parliament
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