▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 9 ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁European ▁elections , ▁W ink ler ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁top ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁CD U ▁of ▁Sax ony . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁term ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Regional ▁Development ▁and ▁a ▁substitute ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Indust ry , ▁Research ▁and ▁Energy . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ations ▁to ▁the ▁EU - U k raine ▁Parliament ary ▁Co operation ▁Committee ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Eur on est ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Indust ry , ▁Research ▁and ▁Energy . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁committee ▁assign ments , ▁W ink ler ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁Inter group ▁on ▁Small ▁and ▁Med ium - S ized ▁Enter pr ises ▁( S ME s ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁Inter group ▁on ▁Creative ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁ ▁Sax ony ▁Regional ▁Sport ▁Association ▁( L SB ), ▁President ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0