Anja Weisgerber (born 11 March 1976) is a German lawyer and politician. She currently is a member of the German Bundestag representing Schweinfurt for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), part of the European People's Party (EPP). She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Bavaria. In addition to her political work, she serves as of counsel at the Frankfurt office of German law firm GSK Stockmann & Kollegen. Education and early 1996–1997: Research assistant to Ulrich Sieber 2000: First state law examination 2001: doctorate in law 2003: second state law examination 2001–2003: Law officer, District Court, and Regional Assembly, Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia Government, Dr Haas Solicitors, Schweinfurt and Price Waterhouse Coopers Veltins, Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Munich since 2004: Lawyer Political career Beginnings 1995–1997: Member of the District Executive of the Schweinfurt Junge Union 1997: Founded Schwebheim Junge Union association since 1997: Vice-chair of the Schweinfurt Junge Union 1996–1999: District Executive Officer, Lower Franconia Junge Union 1997–1999: Member of the District Executive of the Lower Franconia Junge Union, Chairwoman of the Schwebheim Junge Union Member of the Junge Union Regional Executive head of Bavaria Junge Union environment working group since 2003: Member of the CSU District Executive since 2002: Councillor, Schwebheim Member of the European Parliament, 2004-2013 In the 2004 European elections, Weisgerber was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria. Throughout her tenure, she was a member of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In addition, she served as a substitute member on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs between 2004 and 2009 and on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection between 2006 and 2013. From 2009, she was the co-chairwoman of the informal European Parliament Osteoporosis Interest Group. Weisgerber was also a member of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (2004-2013) and of the delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt (2009-2013). In her capacity as member of the committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Weisgerber issued a report on the 2007 revision of the EU Directive on Air Quality. In a vote in February 2009, an overwhelming majority of MEPs on the committee rejected a resolution drawn up by Weisgerber and fellow German MEP Holger Krahmer, which said the commission should not ban incandescent light bulbs. In 2009, the