Jutta Steinruck Explained

Jutta Steinruck (born 1 September 1962) is a German independent politician. From 1996 to 2023 she was a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.^[1] From 2009 until 2017, she served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany. Since 2018 she serves as Lord Mayor of Ludwigshafen .

Political career

Member of the European Parliament, 2009–2017

During her time as Member of the European Parliament, Steinruck served on the following committees:

• Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (2009–2017)
• Member, Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (2009–2014)
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (2014–2017)

In addition to her committee assignments, Steinruck served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara^[2] and as chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions.^[3]

Mayor of Ludwigshafen, 2018–present

Steinruck has been serving as Mayor of Ludwigshafen since 2018.

In 2023, Steinruck left the SPD.^[4]

Other activities

• Ludwigshafen Hospital, Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)^[5]
• Technische Werke Ludwigshafen AG (TWL), Ex-Officio Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)
• German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jutta STEINRUCK | History of parliamentary service | MEPs | European Parliament . Europarl.europa.eu . 2017-04-09.
2. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_26-Western%20Sahara.pdf Members
3. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_22_Trade%20Unions.pdfMembers
4. https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/ludwigshafen/ludwigshafens-ob-steinruck-tritt-aus-spd-auf-100.html Ludwigshafens Oberbürgermeisterin Steinruck tritt aus SPD aus
5. http://www.klilu.de/content/the_company/aufsichtsrat/index_eng.html Supervisory Board