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]

Sebastian Nerz
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Personal details
Born13 July 1983 (aged 42)
Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg
Nationality Germany
Political partyChristian Democratic Union (2001-2009)

Pirate Party Germany (2009-2014)

Free Democratic Party (2015-)
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen
ProfessionBioinformatician
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]

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