Willi Piecyk (born 11 August 1948 in Munich; died 1 August 2008 in Großhansdorf) was a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Transport and Tourism. He was a substitute for the Committee on Budgets and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee. From 1966 to 1968, he served as a police officer. Education Secondary school-leaving certificate (1972) Studied economics and political science 1979: Politics degree Adult education tutor 1980-1982: Chairman of the Young Socialists 1991-1999: Chairman of the Schleswig-Holstein SPD 1992-2008: Member of the European Parliament See also 2004 European Parliament election in Germany External links 1948 births 2008 deaths MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs Politicians from Munich