Manuel Sarrazin
German politician
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. Since 2022, he has been serving as Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkan in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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
Career in state politics
From 2004 to 2008 Sarrazin was a member of the State Parliament of Hamburg.
Member of the German Parliament, 2008–2021
Sarrazin succeeded Anja Hajduk in the Bundestag on 13 May 2008. He was a member of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.
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