Peter Meiwald

Last updated
Meiwald in 2014 2014-09-11 - Peter Meiwald MdB - 8469.jpg
Meiwald in 2014

Peter Meiwald is a German politician of the Green Party who was member of the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017.

Contents

Biography

Born on 31 March 1966 in Oldenburg, Meiwald got his Abitur in 1985 in Vechta and then studied social education, graduating in 1991. He then worked as a family counsellor. [1] [2]

He was head of the Africa/Middle East Department at the episcopal aid organisation Misereor  [ de ]. [3]

Political Work

He was member of the German Bundestag (MdB) from 2013 to 2017, representing Electoral District 27 (Oldenburg and Ammerland).

In the Bundestag, he led the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety and was member of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety and the Petitions Committee. He was additionally a substitute member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Sustainable Development. Additionally, he served as the environmental policy spokesperson for his Party. [2]

Overall, his work focusses on environmental protection, sustainable development, advocating against resource waste and supporting the protection of water quality and improved mobility solutions. [4]

Private life

After living in Westerstede for more than 20 years, he moved to Aachen in 2019. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Kauch</span> German politician (born 1967)

Michael Kauch is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party who served as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024 and as a Member of the Bundestag between 2003 and 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter</span> German politician

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who serves as a member of the German Bundestag, the German federal parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steffen Bilger</span> German politician

Steffen Bilger is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Ludwigsburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulrich Kelber</span> German politician

Ulrich Wolfgang Kelber is a German former politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information since 7 January 2019. From 2000 to 2019, he was the member of the Bundestag for Bonn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olaf in der Beek</span> German politician

Olaf in der Beek is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Judith Skudelny</span> German politician (born 1975)

Judith Skudelny is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 2009 till 2013 and since 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bettina Hoffmann (politician)</span> German politician (born 1960)

Bettina Hoffmann is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sylvia Kotting-Uhl</span> German politician (born 1952)

Sylvia Kotting-Uhl is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 2005 until 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Kühn</span> German politician (born 1979)

Christian Kühn is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as president of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) since 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steffi Lemke</span> German politician (born 1968)

Steffi Lemke is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elisabeth Kaiser</span> German politician

Elisabeth Kaiser is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Thuringia since 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Thews</span> German politician

Michael Eckardt Thews is a German engineer and politician of the SPD who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carsten Träger</span> German politician

Carsten Träger is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.

Jakob Blankenburg is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2021, representing the Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan-Niclas Gesenhues</span> German politician (born 1990)

Jan-Niclas Gesenhues is a German economist and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lennard Oehl</span> German politician (born 1993)

Lennard Oehl is a German economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helmut Kleebank</span> German politician

Helmut Kleebank is a German teacher and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as member of the Bundestag since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franziska Kersten</span> German politician

Franziska Kersten is a German veterinarian and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing the Börde – Jerichower Land district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Axel Echeverria</span> German politician

Inaki Axel Echeverría Stefanski is a Spanish-German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barbara Woltmann</span>

Barbara Woltmann is a German politician (CDU) and since August 2018 Vice President of the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES).

References

  1. "Grün online Interview mit Peter Meiwald: "Hinsichtlich integriertem Pflanzenschutz und Torfverwendung besteht Handlungsbedarf"". www.gruen-ist-leben.de (in German). 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. 1 2 "Deutscher Bundestag - Meiwald, Peter". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  3. "Peter Meiwald | Peter Meiwald – Energie, Entwicklung, Frieden" (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  4. "Peter für Dich im Bundestag | Peter Meiwald" (in German). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  5. NWZonline.de (2019-03-29). "Peter Meiwald verlässtWesterstede und Kreistag". www.nwzonline.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-14.