Markus Tressel | |
|---|---|
 Tressel in 2014 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-04-17)17 April 1977 (age 48) |
| Political party | Greens |
| Children | Two |
Markus Tressel (born 17 April 1977) is a German politician ofAlliance 90/The Greens who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofSaarland from 2009 until 2021.[1] From 2016 until 2021, he also was the party's co-chair in Saarland, alongside Tina Schöpfer.[2]
In 1996 Tressel graduated from the Max-Planck-Gymnasium in Saarlouis, where he was student representative. He dropped out of his studies of political and administrative sciences atSaarland University in 2000 in favour of a position as state manager for the regional association of the Green Party in Saarland.
Tressel became a member of the Bundestag in the2009 German federal election, representing theSaarlouis district.[3] He is a member of the Committee on Food and Agriculture and the Committee on Tourism.[4][5] For his parliamentary group he serves as spokesman for rural areas and regional policy and for tourism policy.[6]
In February 2021, Tressel announced that he would not stand in the2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[7]
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