Sebastian Nerz

Sebastian Nerz
Personal details
Born	(1983-07-13) 13 July 1983 (age 40) Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany)
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]