Joe Weingarten (born 17 March 1962 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German Social Democratic Party of Germany politician who has been a member of the Bundestag since 1 November 2019 til 18 March 2025.Deshalb verwende ich den Begriff ‚Gesindel‘ auch weiterJoe Weingarten und das „Gesindel“: Mitglieder der Mainzer SPD legen Parteiaustritt nahe – CDU hinterfragt Rolle von Denis AltDr. Joe Weingarten, SPD
Political career In parliament, Weingarten served on the Defense Committee as well as on the Subcommittee on Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.Joe Weingarten Bundestag.
In addition to his committee assignments, Weingarten has been serving as deputy chair of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East since 2022.Joe Weingarten Bundestag. In 2023, he joined a cross-party working group on dogs.Boris Herrmann (29 May 2023), Tiere am Arbeitsplatz: Hund und Mandat vereinbaren Süddeutsche Zeitung.
In February 2025, Weingarten lost his seat in Bundestag in district Kreuznach against Julia Klöckner.
Other activities Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)Advisory Board, Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS).
Political positions Ahead of the 2025 national elections, Weingarten endorsed Boris Pistorius as the Social Democrats' candidate to succeed Chancellor Olaf Scholz.Guy Chazan (17 November 2024), SPD politician joins calls for Pistorius to replace Scholz as election candidate Financial Times.
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