ag ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁national ▁elections , ▁representing ▁C ologne . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Dis arm ament , ▁Ar ms ▁Control ▁and ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁committee ▁assign ments , ▁M üt zen ich ▁has ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁cha ired ▁the ▁German ▁Iran ian ▁Parliament ary ▁Friend ship ▁Group ▁( 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁German - J apan ese ▁Parliament ary ▁Friend ship ▁Group ▁( 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3 ). ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁SP D ▁parliament ary ▁group , ▁M üt zen ich ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Left , ▁a ▁left - wing ▁movement . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁internal ▁working ▁groups ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁( 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁( 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 3 ). ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁sp ok esp erson ▁on ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁success ive ▁chair pers ons ▁Thomas ▁O pp