Holger Krahmer (born 16 October 1970 in Leipzig) is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Education 1989: Qualified maintenance technician Career 1990-1996: Bank official, Commerzbank Leipzig 1996-2000: Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG since 2001: Self-employed since 1997: Vice-Chairman of the Leipzig FDP since 2001: Member of the ELDR Party Council since 2004: Chairman of the Supervisory Board, GANOS Kaffee-Kontor & Rösterei AG, Leipzig Krahmer was first elected in the 2004 European elections. During his time in Parliament, he served on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. He was a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development and a member of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Life after politics After leaving Parliament, Krahmer started working as a senior adviser on EU policy for the consulting firm Hanover Communications. In April 2015, he left Hanover to start working for Opel, the European branch of General Motors (GM), as director of European affairs public policy and government relations. Other activities AIDS-Hilfe Leipzig e.V., Member of the Board (1997-2004) References External links 1970 births Living people MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 LGBT MEPs for Germany Free Democratic Party (Germany) MEPs MEPs for Germany 2009–2014