Jo Leinen

Jo Leinen MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 1999 – 2019
Constituency	Germany
President of the Union of European Federalists
In office 1 May 1997 – 17 August 2005
Preceded by	Francesco Rossollillo
Succeeded by	Mercedes Bresso
Personal details
Born	Joseph Leinen (1948-04-06) 6 April 1948 (age 76) Bisten, Saarland, Germany
Political party	German: Social Democratic Party of Germany  EU: Party of European Socialists
Spouse	Heike Gross
Children	1
Alma mater	Saarland University, University of Bonn
Website	www.joleinen.de

Joseph Leinen (born 6 April 1948) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 until 2019. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.

He is well known for his environmental and foreign affairs activities, as well as for his support for a Federal Europe. He obtained a law degree in Germany in 1972 and a Certificate of Advanced European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, in 1974. Since 1977 he has worked as a lawyer.