Markus Pieper
{{short description|German politician and member of the European Parliament(born 1963)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Markus Pieper
| honorific-suffix = MEP
| image = Pieper, Markus-1800.jpg
| office = Member of the European Parliament
| term_start = 1 July 2004
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| constituency = Germany
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|5|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hamelin, West Germany
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| party = {{flag|Germany|name=German}}:
Christian Democratic Union
{{flag|EU}}:
European People's Party
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| alma_mater = {{Ubl|Leibniz University Hannover|University of Göttingen}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.markus-pieper.eu}}
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Markus Pieper (born 15 May 1963) is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/inOut/viewOutgoing.do?language=EN&id=28224|title=Your MEPs :Markus PIEPER|work=Europa|publisher=European Parliament|access-date=5 March 2011}}
Member of the European Parliament, 2004–present
Pieper serves on the Committee on Transport and Tourism and on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
In 2014, Pieper drafted a resolution of the European Parliament calling for more stringent impact assessments before EU legislation is proposed. The resolution, passed with a large majority, backed an idea set out in the Stoiber ‘red tape report’ – drawn up by a high-level group chaired by Edmund Stoiber, former Minister-President of Bavaria – calling for the creation of a high-level advisory body on better regulation.Dave Keating (November 28, 2014), [http://www.politico.eu/article/parliament-calls-for-tougher-impact-assessments/ Parliament calls for tougher impact assessments] European Voice. Since 2021, he has been leading the parliament’s work on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive.Ewa Krukowska (September 17, 2021), [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-17/christian-democrats-choose-key-lawmakers-on-eu-carbon-reform Christian Democrats Choose Key Lawmakers on EU Carbon Reform] Bloomberg News.
In addition to his committee assignments, Pieper has been a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries since 2014.[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_03_Biodiversity_coutryside_hunting_and_recreational_fisheries.pdf Member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries] European Parliament.
In 2024, Pieper was appointed by the European Commission as EU small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Envoy, reporting directly to President Ursula von der Leyen and to the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton.[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_24_583 The European Commission appoints an EU SME Envoy] European Commission, press release of 31 January 2024. His appointment over two qualified women caused "the most serious internal rebellion von der Leyen has faced since she first became head of the EU's executive branch back in 2019", according to Politico.eu.{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-09|title=Von der Leyen struggles to quell revolt over controversial business envoy pick|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/document-commissioners-internal-revolt-eu-von-der-leyen-favoritism-accusation-sme-envoy-han-markus-pieper/|date=2024-04-09|website=POLITICO}}
Other activities
- Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021)[https://epico.org/en/about-us/advisory-board Advisory Board] Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO).
- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Member of the Board of Trustees
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