Jürgen Martens

Jürgen Martens (born 3 August 1959) is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Born in Munich, Bavaria, he has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony since 2017.[1]

Jürgen Martens
Jürgen Martens in 2013
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1959-08-03) 3 August 1959
Munich, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyFDP
Alma materUniversity of Freiburg

Early life and education

After completing his community service, Martens began studying law in Freiburg im Breisgau and completed his studies in 1986 with the 1st state examination. This was followed by a traineeship during which he worked, among other things, at the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg, the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg and in 1987/88 at the Directorate-General for Agriculture/Fraud Prevention of the European Community in Brussels. After the 2nd state examination, Martens was admitted to the bar in Lörrach in 1990.

Political career

Martens joined the FDP in 1976. From [[2009 Saxony state election|2009 to 2014 he was State Minister of Justice in the government of Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich of Saxony.

Martens became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. In parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection. He serves as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on legal affairs.[2] He is an alternate member of the Committee on the Election of Judges (Wahlausschuss), which is in charge of appointing judges to the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

In addition to his committee assignments, Martens is part of the German-French Parliamentary Friendship Group. Since 2019, he has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.

References
  1. "Jürgen Martens | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Fachpolitische Sprecher". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-15.


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