Martin Schirdewan

At-a-Glance

Served as co-chairman of The Left from June 2022 to October 2024.
Has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2017.
Elected co-chair of The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) parliamentary group in 2019.
Serves as a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).
Achieved a doctorate in political science in 2007 after studying at the Free University of Berlin.
Served as editor of Utopie kreativ (2001-2008) and senior editor of Sacco & Vanzetti.

Biography

Martin Schirdewan is a German journalist and politician, born in East Berlin in 1975. He served as co-chairman of The Left from June 2022 to October 2024. Since 2017, he has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and was elected co-chair of The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) parliamentary group in 2019. He studied at the Free University of Berlin from 1998 to 2003, earning a doctorate in political science in 2007.