January Christian Ehler is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Brandenburg.
Education
1992/1993 Doctor of Philosophy of political science in the field of the "United States commercial policy" at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich 1986-1991 Studies in the field of journalism, political science and macroeconomics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Ludwig Maximilian University) Traineeship at the German Journalist School Munich 1989/1990 Studies in the field of macroeconomics at the American University Washington District of Columbia, research associate for the Committee on Financial Affairs of the United States - Congress 1984 Abitur (Diploma) at the public school Marquartstein Bavaria.
Career
Christian Democratic Union Group, Member
Industry and technology spokesman for the Christian Democratic Union Group in the Regional Parliament
Committee on Economic Affairs, Member
Committee on European Affairs and Development Policies, Member
Committee on Budgetary and Financial Affairs, Substitute
Enquiry Board 3/1 "Airport BBI" (April 2000-June 2003), Member
Enquiry Board 3/3 "Chip-Factory Frankfurt Oder" (December 2003-August 2004), Member
Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), Vice-Chair
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Member
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Substitute
Delegation for relations with the United States, Member
Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula, Substitute
Chair Intergroup "Creative Industries"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Germany (October 2003-November 2007), Federal Vice-Chairman
Christian Democratic Union Regional Executive Board, Brandenburg (since Mai 2003), Member
Executive Board of the EPP Small and Medium Entrepreneurs" Union, Brussels (March 2003- Mai 2007), Member
Christian Democratic Union District Executive Board, Oberhavel (since December 2001), Member
Christian Democratic Union small businesses association (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Brandenburg (since November 2000), Regional Chairman
Atlantik-Brücke, Member
Cyber-Security Council Germany, Associate Member
European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF), Member (since September 2007)
European Security Research Advisory Board (ESRAB), Member (until December 2006).
Membership
He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People"s Party. Managing Director, Biotech GmbH - biotechnology centre Hennigsdorf (since 2000) Managing director, Projektgesellschaft Bahnerprobungsund Technologiezentrum (special testing and technology company) Berlin/Brandenburg GmbH (GBT) (1998–2000) Member of staff, project head and subsequently Managing Director of the Aigner group of companies (1992–1997) Assistant to the managing director, ddp/ADN (1990–1991)
Group of the European People"s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, Member of the Bureau
German European Security Association (GESA), Member of the Advisory Board
International Society for Human Rights (IGFM), Member of the Godparenthood Program for Political Prisoners in Cuba
Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Member of the Advisory Board
lit:potsdam Literature Festival, Member of the Board.