Martin Buschmann

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Martin Buschmann
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Martin Buschmann in October 2019
Member of the European Parliament
for Germany
Assumed office
26 May 2019
Personal details
Born (1970-04-17) 17 April 1970 (age 54)
Hamburg, West Germany
Political party Human Environment Animal Protection Party (2009–2020)
National Democratic Party of Germany (1992–1996)

Martin Buschmann (17 April 1970 in Hamburg) is a German politician of the Tierschutzpartei (Animal Protection Party). He has been a member of the European Parliament since the 2019 European elections. He was a member of the GUE/NGL parliamentary group from July 2019 to his resignation from the group in January 2020. [1]

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Background

Buschmann was born in Hamburg, but grew up in the Hamburg suburb of Neu Wulmstorf. [2] After graduating from high school in Neu Wulmstorf, he trained as a foreign trade merchant. He then worked for various shipping companies and in supply chain management.

Political career

From 1992 to 1996 Buschmann was a member of the NPD, he was chairman of the NPD district association Harburg-Land and treasurer of the Lower Saxony chapter of the Young Nationalists, the party's youth organization. [3]

In 2009 he joined the Tierschutzpartei. According to his own statements, he got involved with the party through actions against the animal testing laboratory in his neighbouring village Mienenbüttel. [2] [4] Among other things, he advocates a vegan lifestyle and a ban on factory farming. Since 2015, Buschmann has worked full-time for his party, including as secretary general.

For the 2019 European elections his party nominated him for first place on the list. The party won 1.4 percent, one of the 96 German mandates, so that Buschmann was awarded a seat in parliament. [5]

Membership of the European Parliament

Buschmann joined the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) in the European Parliament after the European elections. This group includes the German party The Left. On behalf of the group, Mr Buschmann was a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Petitions. [6] On 26 January 2020, Buschmann's NPD past was revealed. [3] Thereupon he distanced himself from the NPD's objectives in a statement and left the GUE/NGL group. [7] [1] [8] [9] The leadership of his party spoke in a statement of 29 January 2020 of a "serious breach of trust" and "massive damage to reputation". They called on Buschmann to resign his mandate. [10] In this case, Robert Gabel, who had been second on the list of the Tierschutzpartei, would move to the European Parliament.

Private life

Buschmann is married and lives in Neu Wulmstorf.

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References

  1. 1 2 Maïa de La Baume (2 January 2020). "German MEP resigns from leftist group after revelations of neo-Nazi past". Politico.eu. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 Axel Tiedemann (2 June 2019). "Mit 0,6 Prozent. Unser Mann für Brüssel". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Zeitungsgruppe Hamburg GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Jörg Dammann (2 January 2020). "Braune Vergangenheit verschwiegen". Wochenblatt (in German). Wochenblatt-Verlag Schrader. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Jörg Damman (1 May 2019). "Neu Wulmstorfer wird wahrscheinlich als einziger Politiker aus der Region ins Europaparlament gewählt: Auf dem Weg nach Brüssel". Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Alphabetisches Verzeichnis aller Gewählten – Der Bundeswahlleiter" (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Martin Buschmann | Europäisches Parlament" (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Martin Buschmann MEP – Stellungnahme". facebook.com (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Statement on Martin Buschmann GUE/NGL". Guengl.eu. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "NPD-Vergangenheit: EU-Abgeordneter Martin Buschmann verlässt Linksfraktion". Spiegel.de (in German). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Bundesvorstand der Tierschutzpartei (2 January 2020). "Tierschutzpartei fordert Buschmann zum Rücktritt auf". facebook.com (in German).
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