Georg Kössler

Georg Kössler
George Kössler in 2017
Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 October 2016
Constituency	State-wide list
Personal details
Born	(1984-12-21) 21 December 1984 (age 36) Berlin, Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Alliance 90/The Greens
Occupation	Politician

Georg Kössler (born 21 December 1984) is a German politician, currently serving as Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since the 2016 election as a statewide member representing Alliance 90/The Greens.

Personal life and education[]

Tomiak was born in Berlin and grew up in Köpenick. He completed his secondary education at the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium. He then studied political science at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and completed his diploma at the Free University of Berlin. From 2011-2012 he was a Research Fellow at the Heinrich Böll Foundation.^[1]

Career[]

At the 2016 election Kössler contested the Neukölln 3 constituency for The Greens and received 21.7% of the vote but was defeated by Joschka Langenbrinck of the SPD.^[2] He was, however, elected as a statewide list member.

Kössler is especially involved in climate and environmental activism and is a keen cyclist. He serves as the Green group spokesperson for Climate and Environmental Protection and Club Culture.^[3][4]

Kössler is the Spokesperson for the Greens Federal Energy Working Group, a role he has served in since 2012.^{[citation needed]}

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