Hans-Gert Pöttering

Hans-Gert Pöttering served as the chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung from 2010 until December 31, 2017. Until his retirement from the European Parliament in 2014, he was the only MEP who had continuously served since the first European elections in 1979. From 1999 to 2007, he served as the Chairman of the EPP-ED Group, and from 2007 to 2009 as the President of the European Parliament. Among many European honours, Hans-Gert Pöttering has received the Grand Cross with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and is Commander of the Légion d‘Honneur.