Sebastian Nerz
Sebastian Matthias Nerz (born 13 July 1983) is a German politician and bioinformatician. He was the leader of the Pirate Party Germany (Piratenpartei Deutschland) from May 2011 to April 2012.[1][2] He left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014.[3][4] He has since joined the Free Democratic Party.[5]
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| Born | 13 July 1983 Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (2001-2009) Pirate Party Germany (2009-2014) |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Profession | Bioinformatician |
| Website | (in German) Personal website |
Biography
Nerz is the son of the physicians Rolf-Dieter and Christiane Uta Nerz, née Fiedler. He finished his high school education at Geschwister-Scholl-Schule in 2002.[6] Nerz began his studies of bioinformatics at University of Tübingen in 2003 after finishing his mandatory civil service. In 2001 he became a member of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Tübingen, which he left in 2009.[7][8] In June 2009 before the German federal election, he joined the Pirate Party, becoming a board member of its then newly founded Tübingen district assembly (German: Bezirksverband Tübingen). He also became the coordinator for regional politics in the Baden-Württemberg party association. From April 2010 to May 2011 he was the head of the regional party association. In 2010, he graduated with a diploma in bioinformatics. Nerz was elected the head of the party in May 2011.[9] He was succeeded by Bernd Schlömer on April 28, 2012.[2] Nerz left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Sebastian Nerz ist neuer Vorsitzender der Piratenpartei Deutschland (in German)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in de) Bernd Schlömer neuer Vorsitzender der Piratenpartei Deutschland. 28 April 2012. http://www.piratenpartei.de/2012/04/28/bernd-schlomer-neuer-vorsitzender-der-piratenpartei-deutschland/. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sebastian Nerz verlässt die Piratenpartei, [[Schwäbisches Tagblatt]], 25 February 2014". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Austrittswelle in der Piratenpartei". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Sebastian Nerz: Die FDP hat wieder ihren Kern gefunden". Zeit Online. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Persönliche Kurz-Vita Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (in German),
- ↑ Piratenpartei kämpft um ihre Glaubwürdigkeit Archived 2011-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German), Handelsblatt, May 15, 2011.
- ↑ Warum CDU, Wiki Pirate Party Germany, Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Persönliche Kurz-Vita Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
Other websites
- Sebastian Nerz verlässt die Piratenpartei Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine