Sebastian Nerz | |
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Born | Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany) | 13 July 1983
Nationality | German |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union (2001–2009) Pirate Party Germany (2009–2014) Free Democratic Party (2015–) |
Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
Profession | Bioinformatician |
Website | (in German) Personal website |
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Sebastian Matthias Nerz (born 13 July 1983) is a German politician and bioinformatician who was the leader of the Pirate Party Germany from May 2011 to April 2012. [1] [2] He left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014. [3] [4]
Nerz, son of the physicians Rolf-Dieter and Christiane Uta Nerz, née Fiedler, finished his high school education at Geschwister-Scholl-Schule in 2002, [5] and 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. [6] [7] 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) as well as 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, and was elected the head of the party in May 2011. [8] He was succeeded by Bernd Schlömer on 28 April 2012. [2] Nerz left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014. [3] [4]
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