Ingeborg Gräßle
Ingeborg Gräßle | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the European Parliament Budgetary Control Committee | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Luigi de Magistris |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 13 June 2004 – 2019 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ingeborg Helen Gräßle 2 March 1961 Heidenheim, West Germany |
| Political party | German: Christian Democratic Union EU: European People's Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | Official website |
Ingeborg Helen Gräßle (born 2 March 1961) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since the 2021 elections, representing the Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd district. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019, where chaired of the Budgetary Control Committee.
As the co-rapporteur for the revision of the financial regulation, approved in the plenary in October 2012, Gräßle was instrumental in the negotiation of a compromise between the European Institutions. Gräßle is well known within the EU as a strong proponent of increased transparency and accountability for the Institutions.