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Rasmus Andresen (born 20 February 1986) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1]
Rasmus Andresen | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1986 Essen, West Germany |
| Political party |  GermanAlliance 90/The Greens  EUEuropean Green Party |
| Alma mater | Roskilde University |
Biography
editAndresen mainly grew up in Flensburg and belongs to the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig.[2] He graduated from Duborg-Skolen in Flensburg and later with a bachelor's degree from Roskilde University in Denmark.
Political career
editFrom 2005 to 2019, Andresen served as a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, representing Flensburg. At the time of his first election, he was the parliament's youngest member at 23. From 2017 until 2019, he served as vice-president of the Landtag.[3]
Andresen has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 European elections. He has since been serving on the Committee on Budgets. He is also his parliamentary group's coordinator on the committee.[4]
In addition to his committee assignments, Andresen is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with Canada.[5] He is also a member of the European Internet Forum,[6] the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights,[9] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[10] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages.[11]
Since 2021, Andresen has been leading the German delegation within the Greens–European Free Alliance group, succeeding Sven Giegold.[12]
Other activities
edit- Institut Solidarische Moderne (ISM), Member (since 2010)[13]
Political positions
editIn May 2021, Andresen joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support Arctic LNG 2, a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns.[14]
On March 16, 2021, Andresen took on a godparenthood for Igor Bancer, a singer and political prisoner from Belarus.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Alle Gewählte in alphabetischer Reihenfolge". Der Bundeswahlleiter (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ 2019 electoral campaign presentation, The Greens (in German)
- ^ Andresen legt Mandat nieder Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, press release of 1 July 2019.
- ^ Koert Debeuf (22 November 2019), The EU debate on its own resources EUobserver.
- ^ Rasmus Andresen European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Internet Forum.
- ^ Intergroup on Anti-Corruption European Parliament.
- ^ Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
- ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
- ^ Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages European Parliament.
- ^ Nisa Khan (16 December 2021), Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
- ^ Members Institut Solidarische Moderne (ISM).
- ^ Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop (May 19, 2021), EU lawmakers urge France, Germany, Italy to ditch Arctic LNG 2 support Reuters.
- ^ "Presseerklärung zu dem Musiker und politischen Gefangenen Igor Bancer/Ihar Bantsar" (in German). Audiolith Records. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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