He was involved in over 30 conciliation committee procedures between the European Parliament and the European Council, in many of them as chief negotiator. Since his re-election in 2009, Lange has been a full member of the Committee on International Trade and a substitute member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. From 2014 he chaired the Committee on International Trade. In addition to his committee assignments, Lange is a member of the Interparliamentary Delegation for relations with South Africa. He also serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity, the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions and the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara. In 2010 Lange became the European Parliament's rapporteur for European industrial policy. From February 2014 until June 2014 he was the spokesperson on International Trade for the Socialists and Democrats political group in the European Parliament. He was the rapporteur for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Following the 2019 elections, Lange was part of a cross-party working group in charge of drafting the European Parliament's five-year work program on foreign policy. Shortly after, Lange was elected vice-chair of the S&D Group, under the leadership of chairwoman Iratxe García. He later resigned to resume his post as chair of the Committee on International Trade and was replaced by Ismail Ertug. Other activities Corporate boards Salzgitter AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (1999-2005) Peiner Träger GmbH, Former Member of the Supervisory Board (until 2016) Non-profit organizations Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2018) IG Metall, Member German Life Saving Association (DLRG), Member Recognition Lange was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In November 2011 he was awarded the MEP Award by The Parliament Magazine in the category "Trade". He was awarded the Fair Politician Award of the Year award 2012/2013 (Max van der Stoel Foundation). Personal life Lange is married and has one daughter and an adult adopted son. He lives in Burgdorf, Germany. Sources External links Website Bernd Lange's profil on Facebook Biography at the EP Living people 1955 births Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 1994–1999 MEPs for Germany 1999–2004 MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany People from Varel University