Rasmus Andresen (born 20 February 1986) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.
Biography Andresen was born in Essen. He mainly grew up in Flensburg and belongs to the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig.2019 electoral campaign presentation , The Greens (in German) He graduated from Duborg-Skolen in Flensburg and later with a bachelor's degree from Roskilde University in Denmark.
Political career From 2009 to 2019, Andresen served as a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, representing Flensburg. At the time of his first election, he was the parliament's youngest member at 23. From 2017 until 2019, he served as vice-president of the Landtag.Andresen legt Mandat nieder Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, press release of 1 July 2019.
Andresen has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 European elections. He has since been serving on the Committee on Budgets. He is also his parliamentary group's coordinator on the committee.Koert Debeuf (22 November 2019), The EU debate on its own resources EUobserver.
In addition to his committee assignments, Andresen is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with Canada.Rasmus Andresen European Parliament. He is also a member of the European Internet Forum,Members European Internet Forum. the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption,Intergroup on Anti-Corruption European Parliament. the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity,Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament. the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights,Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights. the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal AreasMembers 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas. and the European Parliament Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages.Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages European Parliament.
Since 2021, Andresen has been leading the German delegation within the Greens–European Free Alliance group, succeeding Sven Giegold.Nisa Khan (16 December 2021), Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
Other activities Institut Solidarische Moderne (ISM), Member (since 2010)Members Institut Solidarische Moderne (ISM).
Political positions In May 2021, Andresen joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support Arctic LNG 2, a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns.Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop (May 19, 2021), EU lawmakers urge France, Germany, Italy to ditch Arctic LNG 2 support Reuters.
On March 16, 2021, Andresen took on a godparenthood for Igor Bancer, a singer and political prisoner from Belarus.
References
External links MEP Profile Rasmus-Andresen.eu: Neuer grüner Delegationssprecher aus Queer-Community