Helmuth Markov

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In 1973, Markov became a member of the SED and was from 1993 to 1995 Regional Chairman of the PDS in Brandenburg.

From 1990 until 1999, he was a Member of Brandenburg's Regional Assembly.

After the European elections in 1999, he became a Member of the European Parliament with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). He was treasurer of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade. He was a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

From 2009 till 5 November 2014, Markov was the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Brandenburg, he was also the Minister of Justice, Consumer Protection and European Affairs of Brandenburg ^[2] from 21 January 2014 till 22 April 2016.

References

↑ Delhaes, Daniel; Kersting, Silke (10 January 2013). "Der Rat der Ahnungslosen" [The advice of the clueless]. Handelsblatt (in German). p. 46.
↑ "Markov wird Justizminister – Görke übernimmt Finanzressort" [Markov becomes Minister of Justice - Görke takes over the finance department] (in German). Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

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Helmuth Markov
Helmuth Markov

Minister of Justice of Brandenburg
In office 2014–2016

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Social Democratic Party	Hans Udo Bullmann Jutta D. Haug Garrelt Duin (from 2 October 2000) Evelyne Gebhardt Norbert Glante Willi Görlach Lissy Gröner Klaus Hänsch Magdalene Hoff Karin Jöns Karin Junker Margot Kessler Heinz Kindermann Constanze Krehl Wilfried Kuckelkorn Helmut Kuhne Bernd Lange Jo Leinen Rolf Linkohr Günter Lüttge (until 7 September 2000) Erika Mann Rosemarie Müller Wilhelm Piecyk Christa Randzio-Plath Bernhard Rapkay Dagmar Roth-Behrendt Mechtild Rothe Willi Rothley Jannis Sakellariou Gerhard Schmid Martin Schulz Ulrich Stockmann Ralf Walter Barbara Weiler
Christian Social Union in Bavaria	Markus Ferber Ingo Friedrich Martin Kastler (from 14 November 2003) Xaver Mayer Emilia Müller (until 5 November 2003) Angelika Niebler Bernd Posselt Alexander Radwan Ursula Schleicher Gabriele Stauner Joachim Wuermeling
Alliance 90/The Greens	Ozan Ceyhun Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler Ilka Schröder Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf Hiltrud Breyer Heide Rühle Elisabeth Schroedter
Party of Democratic Socialism	André Brie Christel Fiebiger Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann Helmuth Markov Hans Modrow Feleknas Uca

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