Martin Gassner-Herz | |
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| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office German Bundestag in 2021 – German Bundestag in 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (age 40) |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
Martin Gassner-Herz (born 16 May 1985 inTuttlingen) is a German politician for theFree Democratic Party (FDP) and since 2021member of the Bundestag, the federal diet.
Gassner-Herz was born in the West German town ofTuttlingen. He is married[1] and lives inSchutterwald.[2][3][4]
In 2004, Gassner-Herz graduated from Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium in Tuttlingen. He then studiedpolitical and administrative science at theUniversity of Konstanz. He completed his studies in 2007 with aBachelor of Arts in Political and Administrative Science. He then studied political science at thePhilipps University of Marburg until 2010, graduating with a Master of Arts in Political Science.[1][5][6]From 2010 to 2012, he was a research assistant in the constituency office ofSibylle Laurischk, who was a member of the Bundestag at the time. He then did his voluntary military service until 2013. He was then Managing Partner of Deutsche Megaphon GbR until 2014.[1][5] Since then, he has worked as an administrative employee in the social services department of the Ortenau district office.[1][6]
From 2000 to 2020, Gassner-Herz was a member of theYoung Liberals. He has been a member of the FDP since 2003 and has held various board positions in the Offenburg-Ried local association, the Ortenau district association and the South Baden district association.[1] From 2019 to 2021, he was a member of the Baden-Württemberg FDP state executive.[2]
Gassner-Herz was elected to theBundestag in 2021.[7] He came fourth in theOffenburg constituency with 10.8% of thefirst votes, missing out on thedirect mandate.[8] However, he entered the German Bundestag in 16th place on his party's Baden-Württembergstate list.[9][10]
