Jutta Steinruck (born 1 September 1962) is a German independent politician. From 1996 to 2023 she was a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.[1] From 2009 until 2017, she served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany. Since 2018 she serves as Lord Mayor of Ludwigshafen .
Jutta Steinruck | |
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| Lord Mayor of Ludwigshafen | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2018 | |
| Deputy | Cornelia Reifenberg |
| Preceded by | Eva Lohse |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 31 December 2017 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1962 Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
| Political party | independent |
Political career
editMember of the European Parliament, 2009–2017
editDuring her time as Member of the European Parliament, Steinruck served on the following committees:
- Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (2009–2017)
- Member, Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (2009–2014)
- Member, Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (2014–2017)
In addition to her committee assignments, Steinruck served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara[2] and as chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions.[3]
Mayor of Ludwigshafen, 2018–present
editSteinruck has been serving as Mayor of Ludwigshafen since 2018.
In 2023, Steinruck left the SPD.[4]
Other activities
edit- Ludwigshafen Hospital, Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)[5]
- Technische Werke Ludwigshafen AG (TWL), Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
References
edit- ^ "Jutta STEINRUCK | History of parliamentary service | MEPs | European Parliament". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link] European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions.
- ^ Ludwigshafens Oberbürgermeisterin Steinruck tritt aus SPD aus, SWR, 1. August 2023
- ^ Supervisory Board Archived 2018-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Ludwigshafen Hospital.