Markus Tressel (born 17 April 1977) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saarland from 2009 until 2021.[1] From 2016 until 2021, he also was the party's co-chair in Saarland, alongside Tina Schöpfer.[2]
Markus Tressel | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Saarlouis, West Germany (now Germany) | 17 April 1977
Political party | Greens |
Children | Two |
Early life and career
editIn 1996 Tressel graduated from the Max-Planck-Gymnasium in Saarlouis, where he was student representative. He dropped out of his studies of political and administrative sciences at Saarland University in 2000 in favour of a position as state manager for the regional association of the Green Party in Saarland.
Political career
editTressel became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election, representing the Saarlouis district.[3] He is a member of the Committee on Food and Agriculture and the Committee on Tourism.[4][5] For his parliamentary group he serves as spokesman for rural areas and regional policy and for tourism policy.[6]
In February 2021, Tressel announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Markus Tressel | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Klaus Pliet (22 February 2021), Tressel zieht sich aus der aktiven Politik zurück Saarländischer Rundfunk.
- ^ Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Infos zur Person". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "German Bundestag - Food and Agriculture". German Bundestag. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag - Tourism". German Bundestag. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Die fachpolitischen SprecherInnen". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Klaus Pliet (22 February 2021), Tressel zieht sich aus der aktiven Politik zurück Saarländischer Rundfunk.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)