Dr. Christian Ehler has been a Member of the European Parliament for Brandenburg since 2004 and is a member of the European People's Party (EPP/CDU) group. He has also been a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) since 2004, where he is serving as coordinator of the EPP group since 2019. During his term from 2019 to 2024, Dr. Ehler was, among other things, rapporteur for the "Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform" (STEP) and the "Net Zero Industry Act" (NZIA).