Dieter Janecek

Dieter Gerald Janecek (born 25 May 1976) is a German politician for the Green Party (Alliance 90/The Greens) and since 2013 member of the German Parliament. From 2008 to 2014 Janecek was chairman of the Bavarian Green Party.

Dieter Janecek
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Born (1976-05-25) 25 May 1976
Pirmasens, West Germany
(now Germany)
CitizenshipGerman
Nationality Germany
Political partyAlliance '90/The Greens

Early life and education

Janecek studied political science at the Bavarian School of Public Policy (HfP) in Munich.

Political career

In 2008, Janecek achieved via a verdict through the European 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 a low-emission zone.[1]

Janecek served as chairman of the Bavarian Green Party from 2008 until 2014; at the time, he was the youngest person to ever hold that position. He is also the founder of the nonpartisan transatlantic thinktank Die Transformateure.

Member of the German Bundestag, 2013-present

In the federal elections of 2013 and 2017, Janecek was the Green Party candidate of the Munich constituency 221 München-West/Mitte. Both times he received his seat in the Bundestag through his position on the Green electoral list. In parliament, Janecek is member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy as well as of the Committee on the Digital Agenda.[2] Between 2013 and 2017, he also served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on economic policy.[3] Since 2018, he has been the group’s spokesperson on the digital economy.[4], since October 2019 he has also been the group's spokesperson on industrial policy. [5] Janecek also serves as a member of the Study Commission of the Bundestag on "Artificial Intelligence – Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential". [6]

Other activities
  • Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV), Member of the Advisory Board[7]
  • Blockchain Bundesverband, Member of the Advisory Board[8]
  • Energy Watch Group (EWG), Member[9]
  • German Bioenergy Industry Association (BBE), Member of the Advisory Board
  • German-Israeli Business Association, Member of the Board of Trustees[10]
  • Parlamentsgruppe Luft- und Raumfahrt, Member of the Board
  • Verein Nationalpark Nordsteigerwald, Member of the Board of Trustees[11]

References
  1. "Dieter Janecek v. Freistaat Bayern". www.ecolex.org. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "Dieter Janecek". hub.berlin 2017. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. Andreas Rinke and Andrea Shalal (January 29, 2017), Merkel says fight against terrorism no excuse for U.S. entry ban Reuters.
  4. Gremienbesetzungen der Grünen Bundestagsfraktion Green Party Parliamentary Group, press release of April 17, 2018.
  5. Gremienbesetzungen der Grünen Bundestagsfraktion Green Party Parliamentary Group, press release of October 15, 2019.
  6. Study Commission "Artificial Intelligence Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential"
  7. Advisory Board Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV).
  8. Advisory Board Blockchain Bundesverband.
  9. Experts Energy Watch Group (EWG).
  10. Board of Trustees German-Israeli Business Association.
  11. Norbert Vollmann (February 10, 2015), Janecek Mitglied im Kuratorium Main-Post.
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