Sergey Lagodinsky (; born 1 December 1975) is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.
Early life and education Lagodinsky was born into a Russian-Jewish family in Astrakhan.Carsten Dippel (31 May 2019), Grünen-Politiker Sergey Lagodinsky: Als säkularer Jude ins Europaparlament Deutschlandfunk. In 1993, his family emigrated from Russia and settled in Schleswig-Holstein.Marina Mai (6 November 2018), Sergey Lagodinsky: Jetzt auch noch Mutter Die Tageszeitung.
Lagodinsky holds a law degree from the University of Göttingen and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He received a PhD in law from the Humboldt University of Berlin. His PhD research focused on issues of human rights, anti-discrimination and freedom of speech. He completed the second state examination in law (bar exam) in Berlin. For his studies, he received scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Early career From 2003 to 2008, Lagodinsky served as program director, and later as an advisor to the managing director, at the Berlin office of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). In 2008 and 2009 he was a Fellow at the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung in Berlin and in 2010 he was a Yale World Fellow in New Haven.Sergey Lagodinsky Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi).
From 2011 until 2012, Lagodinsky was an attorney with the Berlin office of international law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. He subsequently headed the EU/North America department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin. In addition, he was a non-resident fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin.Sergey Lagodinsky Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi).
Political career Early political career From 2001, Lagodinsky was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). During that time, he was (alongside Peter Feldmann) a co-founder and speaker of the party's Jewish Caucus (AJS), a position he held from 2007 until 2011. Amid the controversy over Thilo Sarrazin, he left the party and instead joined Alliance 90/The Greens in 2011.
Member of the European Parliament (2019–present) Lagodinsky has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 European elections. He has since been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In this capacity, he is also a member of the Democracy, Rule of Law & Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group.Democracy, Rule of Law & Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, 2019–2024 European Parliament.
In addition to his committee assignments, Lagodinsky is part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.Sergey Lagodinsky European Parliament. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity.Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament.
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Lagodinsky was part of his party's delegation in the working group on homeland security, civil rights and consumer protection, co-chaired by Christine Lambrecht, Konstantin von Notz and Wolfgang Kubicki.Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Since the 2024 European Parliament election, Lagodinsky has been serving as deputy chair of the Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) group, under the leadership of co-chairs Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout.Greens/EFA Group elects bureau Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), press release of 25 June 2024.
In January 2025, Lagodinsky announced his intention to challenge Stefan Gelbhaar as the Green Party's candidate in the national elections for the Berlin-Pankow district.Robert Kiesel (4 January 2025), Showdown bei den Grünen: Lagodinsky kandidiert gegen Gelbhaar in Berlin-Pankow Der Tagesspiegel. Shortly after, he withdrew his candidacy and instead endorsed Julia Schneider.Severin Weiland (7 January 2025), Konflikt um grüne Direktkandidatur: Lagodinsky zieht Bewerbung gegen Gelbhaar zurück Der Spiegel.
Other activities European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member (since 2020)Members European Council on Foreign Relations. Amadeu Antonio Foundation, Member of the CouncilLeadership Amadeu Antonio Foundation. Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Scholarship Fund, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Scholarship Fund. Humanity in Action Germany, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board Humanity in Action Germany.
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