Martin Gassner-Herz | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
In office German Bundestag in 2021 – German Bundestag in 2025 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 May 1985 |
Nationality | German |
Political party | Free Democratic Party |
Martin Gassner-Herz (born 16 May 1985 in Tuttlingen) is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and since 2021 member of the Bundestag, the federal diet.
Gassner-Herz was born in the West German town of Tuttlingen. He is married [1] and lives in Schutterwald. [2] [3] [4]
In 2004, Gassner-Herz graduated from Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium in Tuttlingen. He then studied political and administrative science at the University of Konstanz. He completed his studies in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political and Administrative Science. He then studied political science at the Philipps University of Marburg until 2010, graduating with a Master of Arts in Political Science. [1] [5] [6] From 2010 to 2012, he was a research assistant in the constituency office of Sibylle Laurischk, who was a member of the Bundestag at the time. He then did his voluntary military service until 2013. He was then Managing Partner of Deutsche Megaphon GbR until 2014. [1] [5] Since then, he has worked as an administrative employee in the social services department of the Ortenau district office. [1] [6]
From 2000 to 2020, Gassner-Herz was a member of the Young Liberals. He has been a member of the FDP since 2003 and has held various board positions in the Offenburg-Ried local association, the Ortenau district association and the South Baden district association. [1] From 2019 to 2021, he was a member of the Baden-Württemberg FDP state executive. [2]
Gassner-Herz was elected to the Bundestag in 2021. [7] He came fourth in the Offenburg constituency with 10.8% of the first votes, missing out on the direct mandate. [8] However, he entered the German Bundestag in 16th place on his party's Baden-Württemberg state list. [9] [10]