Thomas von der Vring

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Thomas von der Vring
Member of the European Parliament
In office
17 July 1979 18 July 1994
Constituency Germany
Personal details
Born27 May 1937 (1937-05-27) (age 83)
Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany
Nationality German
Political party Social Democratic Party of Germany
OccupationHistorian, sociologist, economist

Thomas von der Vring is a German politician. From 1979 to 1994 he served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing Germany for the Social Democratic Party. From 1989 to 1994 he served as Chair of the Committee on Budgets. [1]

He went to school from 1943 to 1957. From 1957 to 1963 he studied history, sociology and national economy in Munich and Frankfurt. In 1963 he graduated in Frankfurt.

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References

  1. "Thomas von der VRING". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2015-06-25.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)