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Ms Heike ENGELHARDT (Germany, SOC)

Photo member

Representative
Deputy
SPD

Deutscher Bundestag
DE - 11011 - Berlin
Germany

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 24/01/2022

In the Assembly

  • since 24/01/2022 Representative - Germany

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Chairperson: Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities (since 12/04/2025)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities: Bureau of the Assembly (since 12/04/2025)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities: Standing Committee (since 12/04/2025)
  • Chairperson: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 23/01/2024 to 11/04/2025)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs: Bureau of the Assembly (from 23/01/2024 to 11/04/2025)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs: Standing Committee (from 23/01/2024 to 11/04/2025)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 22/01/2023 to 22/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 24/01/2022)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (since 25/01/2022)
  • Alternate of Ms Gabriela HEINRICH (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 24/01/2022)

Interventions

Last speeches

10/04/2025 | 18:52:44 "Thank you very much, Madam President" [in French]. Dear colleagues, [in English] I will continue in German. Bringing Latin America into focus is an important task and our noble duty. I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Antonio GUTIÉRREZ LIMONES, for his insightful and comprehensive presentation. Strengthening relations between the Council of Europe and Latin America is important, because it is true that, with a few exceptions, we share the same values: respect for human rights, the rule... 09/04/2025 | 11:29:02 Thank you. Dear President, Dear colleagues, Firstly, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his continued energy and determination to ensure a sufficient focus on these important issues to fight corruption and to ensure robust integrity frameworks within the Council of Europe and our Parliamentary Assembly. As the rapporteur has pointed out, no institution, including this Assembly, is immune from the risks of corruptible influences. But we are responsible for how we respond to these risks... 08/04/2025 | 18:44:56 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, good afternoon. Good evening. Clear, consistent and effective parliamentary rules of procedure are essential to the effective and fair functioning of our Parliamentary Assembly and of our democracies. These latest changes to the Parliamentary Assembly's Rules of Procedure are crucial to revitalise youth engagement not only in the work of our Assembly, but more generally in our democratic life. Young people and youth perspectives are essential for... 03/10/2024 | 16:24:47 Thank you, Mister President, Chers collègues, I could now ask provocatively: do we really need a report that deals exclusively with the rights of queer women? Haven't we already created a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of women with the Istanbul Convention, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity? Ms Béatrice FRESKO-ROLFO's report makes it crystal clear. Yes, we need that. She has worked out in detail how vulnerable and at risk this group of women is. And I... 02/10/2024 | 15:35:18 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, There are very specific rules that the Assembly is obliged to follow upon receipt of a request to waive the immunity of a member of the Assembly. I will therefore briefly outline the procedure to date. Firstly, a request, addressed to the president of the Assembly, from Mr Adam BODNAR, the Minister of Justice and Public Prosecutor General of Poland, was received on 29 September 2024. This request comprised several documents and was submitted by...

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