Peter Simon (politician)

Peter Simon MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 July 2009
Constituency	Germany
Personal details
Born	(1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Political party	German Social Democratic Party European Union Party of European Socialists

Peter Simon (born 4 April 1967) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany since July 2009. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.

Prior to entering Parliament, Simon served as a lawyer and public servant for the Mannheim City Council. From 2000 until 2009 he was Chair of the Working Group on Europe, Association of Cities and Towns in Baden-Württemberg.

Parliamentary service

• Member, Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion (2016-)
• Member, Delegation for relations with Palestine (2014-)
• Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (2009-2017)
• Member, Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2009-2014)
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-2014)
• Member, Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (2015-2016)