Martin Schirdewan

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Martin Schirdewan MEP
Schirdewan in 2023
Leader of The Left
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 June 2022 Serving with Janine Wissler
Deputy	Ates Gürpinar Lorenz Gösta Beutin Katina Schubert Jana Seppelt
Preceded by	Susanne Hennig-Wellsow
Leader of The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 July 2019 Serving with Manon Aubry
Preceded by	Gabriele Zimmer
Member of the European Parliament for Germany
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2017
Preceded by	Fabio De Masi
Personal details
Born	(1975-07-12) 12 July 1975 (age 48) East Berlin, East Germany (now Berlin, Germany)
Political party	The Left
Children	1
Relatives	Karl Schirdewan (grandfather)
Alma mater	Free University of Berlin (Dr. rer. pol.)
Occupation	Politician Journalist Political Staffer
Website	Official website

Martin Schirdewan (born 12 July 1975) is a German journalist and politician who has been serving as co-chairman of The Left since June 2022. He has sat as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2017, and was elected co-chair of The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) parliamentary group in 2019.^[1]