Ralf Walter

Ralf Walter (born 15 March 1958, in Andernach) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2009. In Parliament, he served as vice-chair of the Committee on Budgets. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Development.

Education

• Graduated in social work

Career

• 1980–1990: Chairman of the Cochem SPD
• 1988–2000: Chairman of the Cochem-Zell Subdistrict SPD
• Member of the SPD District Executive
• since 2003: Chairman of the Rheinland-Pfalz SPD Party Council
• 1979–1996: Member of the Cochem Municipal Council
• 1984–2000: District Councillor
• 1991–1994: Member of the Bundestag
• 1994–2009: Member of the European Parliament

Decorations

• Bundesverdienstkreuz

See also: 2004 European Parliament election in Germany

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Personal profile of Ralf Walter in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in German)