Background
DESS, Albert was born on April 17, 1947 in Róckersbühl.
DESS, Albert was born on April 17, 1947 in Róckersbühl.
1966: Agricultural college (graduated
1979: Master"s in agriculture
Secondary occupation as farmer
Worked in commerce and industry
Managing director of a farming cooperative
1977: Full-time farmer/training establishment
1974: District Chairman of the Junge Union
1981: Member of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) district executive
1984: Municipal Chairman of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)
District Chairman (1987), Regional Vice-Chairman (1989–1995) and Regional Chairman (1995) of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Agricultural Association
1989: Member of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) district executive
1997: Member of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Regional Executive Committee.
Outside Germany, he is best known for trying to introduce in the European Parliament a Volkswagen-written piece of legislation that would have exempted a whole class of vehicle from pollution controls. The proposal was dropped after the Volkswagen emissions violation scandal erupted and Dress has thus far refused requests to comment on his actions. 1966: Agricultural college (graduated 1972-1996: Municipal Councillor, Berngau 1978: District Councillor, Neumarkt/Oberpfalz 1984-1996: Vice-Chairman of Neumarkt/Oberpfalz district council 1984-1996: Mayor of Berngau 1992-2004: Farm policy spokesman for the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Regional Group in the Bundestag 2000-2004: Chairman of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Regional Group working party for Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Environment, Transport, Building and Energy.
Catholic
He is a substitute for the Committee on International Trade, a member of the delegation for relations with Mercosur and a substitute for the delegation to the American College of Physicians-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly. 1981: Member of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) district executive
1989: Member of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) district executive
1997: Member of the Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Regional Executive Committee
1990-2004: Member of the Bundestag
1997-2004: Member of the Christian Democratic Union/Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Group Executive Committee.