Age, Biography and Wiki
Martin Schirdewan was born on 12 July, 1975 in East Berlin, East Germany (now Berlin, Germany), is a German journalist and politician (born 1975). Discover Martin Schirdewan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
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| Occupation |
Politician · Journalist · Political Staffer |
| Age |
48 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
12 July, 1975 |
| Birthday |
12 July |
| Birthplace |
East Berlin, East Germany (now Berlin, Germany) |
| Nationality |
East Berlin
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Martin Schirdewan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Martin Schirdewan height not available right now. We will update Martin Schirdewan's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Martin Schirdewan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Martin Schirdewan worth at the age of 48 years old? Martin Schirdewan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from East Berlin. We have estimated Martin Schirdewan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Politician |
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Timeline
Martin Schirdewan (born 12 July 1975) is a German journalist and politician who has been serving as co-chairman of The Left since June 2022.
From 1998 to 2003, he studied at the Free University of Berlin, before achieving a doctorate in political science in 2007.
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 and was senior editor of Sacco & Vanzetti, the youth magazine of socialist daily newspaper Neues Deutschland.
From 2012 to 2015 and again in 2018, Schirdewan served on the party executive of The Left.
Since being appointed to the European Parliament, Schirdewan has served as a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), and as a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).
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.
He has sat as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2017, and was elected co-chair of The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) parliamentary group in 2019.
Schirdewan was born in East Berlin.
Schirdewan was one of The Left's top candidates in the 2019 European Parliament election in Germany alongside Özlem Demirel.
The party won 5.5% of votes and five seats, making it the joint second largest party in the GUE/NGL group by seat count, behind Syriza and tied with La France Insoumise.
In the new Parliament, Schirdewan was elected co-chair of the GUE/NGL faction alongside French MEP Manon Aubry.
At a federal Left congress in June 2022, Schirdewan was elected co-leader of the party with alongside incumbent Janine Wissler.
He was challenged by several candidates, including Sören Pellmann, who won 176 votes (31.6%).
Within the party, he is considered a reformer close in outlook to moderates such as Dietmar Bartsch.
On 2 March 2022, Schirdewan was one of 13 MEPs who voted against a motion condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
He stated that, though he condemned the invasion as a blatant breach of international law, he opposed arms shipments to Ukraine on the grounds that it violated EU directives on exports to war and crisis zones.
On 15 September 2022, he was first one of 28 MEPs who voted abstain, then one of 19 MEPs who voted against in a resolution condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez.
Schirdewan is a grandson of East German politician Karl Schirdewan and his wife Gisela.
