Editing Karl-Heinz Florenz

{{short description|German politician (born 1947)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name             = Karl-Heinz Florenz
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]
| image            = Karl-Heinz Florenz MEP, Strasbourg - Diliff.jpg
| office           = [[Member of the European Parliament]]
| term_start       = 1 July 1989
| term_end         = 1 July 2019
| constituency     = [[Germany (European Parliament constituency)|Germany]] 
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1947|10|22}}
| birth_place      = [[Neukirchen-Vluyn]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]
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| party            = '''''{{flag|Germany|name=German}}'''''<br />[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]]<br />'''''{{flag|EU}}'''''<br />[[European People's Party]]
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| website          = {{URL|http://www.karl-heinz-florenz.de}}
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'''Karl-Heinz Florenz''' (born 22 October 1947) is a German politician who served as [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) from 1999 until 2012. He is a member of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (CDU), part of the [[European People's Party]].

==Political career==
Florenz first became a [[Member of the European Parliament]] in the [[1989 European Parliament election in West Germany|1989 European elections]]. He has since been serving on the [[European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety|Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety]]. On 23 July 2004 he was elected committee's chairman, but later succeeded by [[Miroslav Ouzký]] on 1 February 2007 as part of a reshuffle. He served as the committee's [[rapporteur|shadow rapporteur]] on the [[circular economy]].

In addition to his work on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Florenz served as member of the Parliament's Temporary Committee on Climate Change between 2007 and 2009. He was also part of the European Parliament’s delegations to the [[2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Bali]];<ref>Simon Taylor (November 21, 2007), [http://www.politico.eu/article/bali-bound-meps-2/ Bali-bound MEPs] ''[[Politico Europe|European Voice]]''.</ref> the [[2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Poznań]];<ref>Jennifer Rankin (November 26, 2008), [http://www.politico.eu/article/meps-flock-to-poznan-meeting/ MEPs flock to Poznań meeting] ''[[European Voice]]''.</ref> the [[2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Copenhagen]];<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/climatechange/doc/EP_delegation_to_copenhagen.pdf The EP's official delegation to the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change] [[European Parliament]].</ref> the [[2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Warsaw]];<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20131115IPR24738/climate-change-ep-delegation-to-attend-warsaw-summit Climate change: EP delegation to attend Warsaw summit] [[European Parliament]], press release of November 15, 2013.</ref> the [[2014 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Lima]];<ref>Dave Keating (December 4, 2014), [http://www.politico.eu/article/meps-prepare-to-join-climate-talks/ MEPs prepare to join climate talks] ''[[Politico Europe|European Voice]]''.</ref> and the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Paris]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20151203IPR06170/cop21-climate-change-talks-meps-in-paris-to-push-for-2degc-target COP21 climate change talks: MEPs in Paris to push for 2°C target] [[European Parliament]], press release of December 4, 2015.</ref>

Within the CDU, Florenz was a member of the party's leadership in the [[Rhein-Kreis Neuss]] region, alongside [[Hermann Gröhe]] and others.

In November 2017, Florenz announced that he would not stand in the [[2019 European Parliament election in Germany|2019 European elections]] but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.<ref>[https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/xanten/karl-heinz-florenz-kuendigt-seinen-rueckzug-an_aid-20791549 Karl-Heinz Florenz kündigt seinen Rückzug an] ''[[Rheinische Post]]'', November 14, 2017.</ref>

==Other activities==
* Deutsche Umweltstiftung, Member of the Advisory Board<ref>[https://www.deutscheumweltstiftung.de/team-showcase/beirat/?view=employee&id=61 Advisory Board] Deutsche Umweltstiftung.</ref>
* [[Lions Club]], Member<ref>[http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/neukirchen-vluyn/karl-heinz-florenz-fuehrt-den-lions-club-fliunnia-aid-1.6082168 Karl-Heinz Florenz führt den Lions Club Fliunnia] ''[[Rheinische Post]]'', June 29, 2016.</ref>

==Political positions==
Known for owning a [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] car, Florenz voted against a non-binding 2007 report on how to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>Andrew Bounds (June 26, 2007), [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c178868-2382-11dc-9e7e-000b5df10621.html MEPs propose end of road for sports cars] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.karl-heinz-florenz.de Personal website]

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