Wibke Brems, State Legislator in North Rhine-Westphalia, will visit Washington, DC from June 20th to June 24th, 2011. She will speak at the briefing State of Play. Transatlantic Perspectives on Shale Gas Development on June 21st, 2011.
Biography
• 1981: Born in Bremerhaven, Germany
• 2000: High school diploma at Städtischen Gymnasium Gütersloh
• 10/2000 – 12/2004: Master of Engineering (Diplom) in the field of renewable energies at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
• 01/2005 – 12/2008: Independent work in the fields of photovoltaic facilities and energy advice for German municipalities
• 01/ 2009 – 05/2010: Directress of technical support of a photovoltaic-wholesaler in Paderborn, Germany
Green Involvement
• Since 1998: Member of the Green Party and Chairwoman of the Green local branch in Gütersloh
• Since 2004: Member of the youth welfare service committee and the ecology committee
• 2008-2010: Assessor of the Green North Rhine-Westphalia state association
• 2009: Candidate for the mayor’s position in Gütersloh
• Since 2010: Representative in the legislative assembly of North Rhine-Westphalia