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Strategic thinker

By Silke Wettach - 05.11.2009 / 05:30 CET

Klaus-Heiner Lehne is a remarkably successful politician with a mastery of intricate subjects.

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Curriculum Vitae

1957: Born, Dusseldorf
1976-83: Studies law in Dusseldorf, Freiburg, Bonn and Cologne
1992-94: Member of the Bundestag
1994-: Member of the European Parliament
1999-: Co-ordinator on the legal affairs committee for the European People's Party
2003-: Partner in the law firm Taylor Wessing
2009: Chairman of the Parliament's legal affairs committee