Hans-Gert Pöttering, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hans-Gert Pöttering

German politician

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1945

Place of Birth: Bersenbrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

Profession: politician, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hans-Gert Pöttering (born 15 September 1945) is a German conservative politician (CDU, European People's Party), and was the President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009.
He has served as a Member of the European Parliament continuously since the first elections in 1979 until 2014 and was Chairman of the European People's Party-European Democrats 1999–2007. He is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.