UNI 1st World Congress
Berlin, September 5-9 2001
Deutsch - English

UNI President, Kurt Van Haaren: Biography

born on July 7, 1938 in Emmerich/Germany

1944 School education

1953 Postman trainee

1956 Postman

1963 - 1964 Study and examen at „Sozialakademie"

(University for social and political affairs)

1975 - 1976 External studies and examen as social worker (diploma)

1964 Secretary of DPG Regional administration

1968 Secretary for collective bargaining at DPG headquarter

1975 Director of department „Working conditions Postal Services" at DPG headquarter

1977 President of Regional Administration and Member of DPG Executive Committee

since 1982 President of DPG (since 1990: President of DPG in the re-unified Germany)

since 1982 Member of Executive Committee of DGB (=TUC, German Trade Union Confederation)

since 1989 Deputy President of Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG (former Deutsche Bundespost)

1982 Member of the PTTI Executive Committee

1983 - 1996 President of European Executive Committee of PTTI

1993 - 1997 Vice-President of PTTI

1997 -1999 President of Communications International (former PTTI)

since 2000 First President of the Union Network International (UNI)