Peter Jahr [SEP] position held
Member of the Landtag of Saxony, the German state of Saxony's parliament. He left the Landtag to become a member of the German Bundestag representing the district of Döbeln - Mittweida - Meißen II.
Political career Member of the European Parliament, 2009–present.
In 2009 Jahr left the Bundestag to become a Member of the European Parliament. In Parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Petitions. In 2019, he also joined the Committee on Regional Development. From 2009 until 2019, he was a member of
in 2004.
Beginning in 2008, Jäkel held several management positions of Gruner + Jahr publishing groups and was in charge of National Geographic Deutschland. In 2012, Jäkel was appointed to the executive board of Gruner + Jahr. One of her first decisions was to shut down the loss-making Financial Times Deutschland. Six months after joining the Board, she took over full the chairman position of the executive board. She has said she will put emphasis on journalism, invested in the digital presence and improved relations with Bertelsmann.