Bernd Lange (born 14 November 1955) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament from Germany.

In Göttingen, he joined the trade-union movement, establishing contacts with students not just in western Europe but also in communist Hungary.

Between 2004 and 2009 he worked as the head of the department for "Economy, Environment and Europe"-department at the German Trade Union Federation, the DGB, in Lower Saxony.

In this position he was particularly responsible for economic and EU structural policies, the implementation of the EU structural funds and the establishment of a regional Trade Union network with other Trade Unions and partner regions of Lower Saxony, Greater Poland, Upper Normandy and Andalusia.

[3] During this time he was significantly involved in industrial, environmental and research policies as well as climate protection and the future of the automotive economy.

[8] From February 2014 until June 2014 he was the spokesperson on International Trade for the Socialists and Democrats political group in the European Parliament.