Dieter Gerald Janecek (born 25 May 1976) is a German politician of the Green Party (Alliance 90/The Greens) who served as a member of the German Parliament from 2013 to 2025.[1] From 2008 to 2014 Janecek was chairman of the Bavarian Green Party.
In 2008, Janecek achieved via a verdict through theEuropean Court of Justice that citizens under the impact of particulate pollution, could urge responsible authorities to reduce the pollution exceeding the legal threshold. As a consequence, Munich was forced to change its status quo and to establish alow-emission zone.[4]
Janecek served as co-chair of the Green Party in Bavaria from 2008 until 2014, alongside Theresa Schopper (2008–2013) and Sigi Hagl (2013–2014); at the time, he was the youngest person to ever hold that position. He is also the founder of the nonpartisan transatlantic thinktankDie Transformateure.
From the federal elections of2013, Janecek was the Green Party candidate of the Munich constituency 221 München-West/Mitte. He has always received his seat in the Bundestag through his position on the Green electoral list.
In parliament, Janecek was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs (2013–2025) as well as of the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2013–2021).[5] He served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on economic policy (2013–2017,[6] 2021–2023),[7] the digital economy (2018–present)[8] andindustrial policy (2019–2025).[9] Janecek also served as a member of the Study Commission of the Bundestag on "Artificial Intelligence – Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential".[10]
