Matthias Ecke (born 12 April 1983) is a German politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party since 2022.[1][2]
Matthias Ecke | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constanze Krehl |
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| Born | 12 April 1983 (age 41) Meerane, East Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Early career edit
Before entering the European Parliament, Ecke worked as advisor to Martin Dulig at Saxony's State Ministry for Economic Affairs.[2]
Political career edit
In parliament, Ecke has been serving on the Committee on Regional Development.[3] In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with Belarus.[3]
Personal life edit
Ecke is married.[2]
Assault in 2024 edit
In 2024, Ecke was assaulted by a group of four young men while putting up campaign posters in Dresden-Striesen ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election in Germany and had to undergo an emergency surgery.[4]
The same group attacked two teams of Green Party election workers in the same night, leaving a 28-year-old injured.[5]
A 17-year-old from the group of right-wing extremist perpetrators turned himself in to the police one day after the crime. However, the Saxony police have not identified the accomplices.[6]
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) warned "extremists and populists are stirring up a climate of increasing violence" and Social Democrats blamed supporters of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for the attack.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Home | Matthias ECKE | Abgeordnete | Europäisches Parlament". www.europarl.europa.eu (in German). 12 April 1983. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ a b c Thomas Fischer and Michael Deutschmann (23 January 2023), Pikante Personalpolitik in SPD-Ministerium: Referent geht, Ehefrau rückt nach! Bild.
- ^ a b Matthias Ecke European Parliament.
- ^ "Campaign violence: SPD candidate Matthias Ecke severely injured in brutal assault in Dresden". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ a b "European election: German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke". 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Europaabgeordneter schwer verletzt: 17-Jähriger stellt sich nach Angriff auf SPD-Politiker Matthias Ecke in Dresden". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
See also edit
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