Manuel Sarrazin

Manuel Ferdinand Theodor Sarrazin (born 6 February 1982) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hamburg from 2008 to 2021.[1]

Manuel Sarrazin
Manuel Sarrazin in 2017
Member of the Bundestag
In office
2017–2021
Personal details
Born (1982-02-06) 6 February 1982
Dortmund, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyGreens
Children2
Alma mater

Early life and education

Sarrazin was born in Dortmund and has lived in the Hamburg district of Harburg since 1995. After graduating from the local Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium in 2001 and completing his civilian service, he began studying history, Polish and law at the University of Bremen in 2002. In 2005, he moved to the University of Hamburg, where he completed his studies in History, Eastern European Studies and Law in 2013.

Political career

From 2004 to 2008 Sarrazin was a member of the State Parliament of Hamburg.

Sarrazin succeeded Anja Hajduk in the Bundestag on 13 May 2008.[2] He was a member of the Committee on European Affairs[3] and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[4][5] From 2008 until 2013, he also served on the Budget Committee's Subcommittee on European Affairs. He was his parliamentary group’s spokesman for Eastern European policy.[6]

In addition to his committee assignments, Sarrazin served as deputy chairman of the German-Polish Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2018 to 2021.

On 24 June 2015 Sarrazin undertook godparenthood for Mikola Dziadok, Belarusian activist and political prisoner.[7][8] On 9 July 2020 he became the patron of Ihar Losik, Belarusian blogger and political prisoner.[9][10]

In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 federal elections, Sarrazin was part of his party's delegation in the working group on European affairs, co-chaired by Udo Bullmann, Franziska Brantner and Nicola Beer.[11]

Other activities

References
  1. "Manuel Sarrazin | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Infos zur Person". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. Anton Troianovski (July 23, 2015), German Finance Chief Schäuble’s Tough Tone Heightens Uncertainty Over Bailout Wall Street Journal.
  4. "German Bundestag - Committee on European Union Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  5. "German Bundestag - Foreign Affairs". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  6. Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Die fachpolitischen SprecherInnen". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  7. "Дэпутат Бундэстага Мануэль Сарацын узяў "шэфства" над Мікалаем Дзядком" (in Belarusian). Viasna Human Rights Centre. 2015-06-24. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  8. "Bundestag member Manuel Sarrazin: I call for immediate release of Mikalai Dziadok". Charter 97. 2015-06-25. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  9. "#WeStandBYyou". Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights. 2020-07-09. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  10. "Hungerstreik beendet: Solidarität mit politischen Gefangenen in Belarus!" (in German). Heinrich Böll Foundation. 2021-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  11. Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
  12. German Members Petersburger Dialog.
  13. Presidium Southeast Europe Association (SOG).


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