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. He left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014. He has since joined the Free Democratic Party.
Biography
Nerz is the son of the physicians Rolf-Dieter and Christiane Uta Nerz, nee Fiedler. He finished his high school education at Geschwister-Scholl-Schule in 2002. Nerz began his studies of bioinformatics at University of Tubingen in 2003 after finishing his mandatory civil service. In 2001 he became a member of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Tubingen, which he left in 2009. In June 2009 before the German federal election, he joined the Pirate Party, becoming a board member of its then newly founded Tubingen district assembly (). He also became the coordinator for regional politics in the Baden-Wurttemberg 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. He was succeeded by Bernd Schlomer on April 28, 2012. Nerz left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014.
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Sebastian Nerz verlasst die Piratenpartei
1983 births
Living people
Politicians from Baden-Wurttemberg
Politicians of the Free Democratic Party of Germany