Martin Schirdewan

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Martin Schirdewan

MEP
Welcome speech of Martin Schirdewan on behalf of the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE NGL) (48188712991) (cropped).jpg
Schirdewan in 2019
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
8 November 2017
Preceded byFabio De Masi
ConstituencyGermany
Personal details
Born (1975-07-12) 12 July 1975 (age 46)
East Berlin, East Germany
Political party German:
The Left
 European Union:
The Left in the European Parliament
Websitewww.martin-schirdewan.eu Edit this at Wikidata

Martin Schirdewan (born 12 July 1975) is a German journalist, politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany since 8 November 2017, following the resignation of Fabio De Masi. He is a member of The Left (German: Die Linke), and is co-chair of The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) parliamentary grouping.[1] As a group co-chair, he is a member of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament,[1] the body responsible for the administration of the parliament.

Political career[]

Schirdewan was born East Berlin. From 1998 to 2003 he studied at the Free University of Berlin,[2] before achieving a doctorate in political science in 2007.[2]

Between 2001 and 2008 Schirdewan was editor of the magazine Utopie kreativ ('Creative utopia'), published by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. From 2006 until 2015, he was a researcher for a Bundestag member from The Left[2] and was senior editor of Sacco & Vanzetti, the youth magazine of socialist daily newspaper Neues Deutschland.[2] From 2015 until his appointment to the European Parliament, he was head of the Brussels office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and of its Athens "liaison office", as well as establishing a liaison office in Madrid.[2] From 2012 to 2015 and again in 2018, Schirdewan served on the party executive of The Left.[2]

Since being appointed to the European Parliament, Schirdewan has served as a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)[1] and as a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).[1]

Personal life[]

He is a grandson of communist activist and East German politician Karl Schirdewan; Martin grew up discussing politics with his grandfather at mealtimes.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Martin Schirdewan". European Parliament. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Curriculum vitae — Martin Schirdewan". European Parliament. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ Reinhard Kärbsch (May 2014). "1. Mai in Hoyerswerda" (PDF). Lausitzer Linksdruck (in German). 5 (52). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020. Ich bin ein Enkel von Opa Karl. ... Ich habe mit ihm zusammengelebt. Wir saßen an Frühstücks- und anderen Tischen zusammen und haben uns über Politisches und Geschichtliches unterhalten, gestritten und oft unsere unterschiedlichen Ansichten behalten. Aber die kritische, wissenschaftliche Analyse sozialer, wirtschaftlicher und sonstiger gesellschaftlicher Prozesse als Grundlage des politischen Handelns, das hat er mir vermittelt.

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