Party of Humanists

The Party of Humanists (German: Partei der Humanisten) is a minor political party in Germany that first participated in the 2017 federal election.[1]

Not to be confused with Humanist Party.

Partei der Humanisten
ChairpersonJan Steinhauser
General SecretaryDominic Ressel
Founded4 October 2014 (2014-10-04)
HeadquartersMainzer Straße 18, 10247 Berlin
Membership (2019) 1,306
IdeologyHumanism
Secularism
Secular humanism
Secular liberalism
Social liberalism
Civil libertarianism
Progressivism
Colours     Black

     White      Light blue

     Magenta
Bundestag
0 / 630
State Parliaments
0 / 1,821
European Parliament
0 / 96
Website
diehumanisten.de

History

The party emerged from a Facebook group called "Initiative Humanismus" with over 700 members. One year after the decision to establish a party, the Party of Humanists was founded on 4 October 2014 in Berlin.[2][3] On 21 March 2017, the Party held a joint press conference along with the Pirate Party Germany, the Liberal Democrats, the New Liberals, the Transhuman Party Germany, and the youth organization of The Left to announce a "socialliberale proclamation" and better cooperation among the participating organizations.[4][5][6][7][8]

Party platform

The core themes of the Humanist Party are science and education, the right of self-determination of the individual, and secularization.[9] For example, the party supports the liberal and self-responsible use of drugs,[10] supports legal voluntary euthanasia[11][12] and is against circumcision of children.[13] Currently, the Party of Humanists is the only party in Germany that specifically targets non-religious people, freethinkers, and atheists as voters.[14]

Leadership

The current federal executive committee of the Party of Humanists consists of ten members:[15][16]

  • Robin Thiedmann (Party Leader)
  • Fabienne Sandkühler (Deputy Chair)
  • David Helmus (General Secretary)
  • Reinhard Loffl (Treasurer)
  • Beka Kobaidze
  • Damian Schmidt
  • Felix Bölter
  • Hans-Ajiet Holtkamp
  • Max Remke
  • Sandra Pacholke

Federal state parties
Federal state partyDate of FoundingChairmanElection participation
Baden-Württemberg 3 December 2016 Mark Simon 2019 European Parliament election
Bavaria 11 February 2017 Mirco Kramer 2018 Bavarian state election
Berlin,[17] 2 April 2017 Georg Hille 2019 European Parliament election
Brandenburg not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election
Bremen[18] 9 June 2018 Julia Kreitz 2019 Bremen state election
Hamburg,[19] 1 October 2017 Michael Brandt 2020 Hamburg state election
Hesse,[20] 25 September 2016 Barend Wolf 2018 Hessian state election
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election
Lower Saxony[21] 25 November 2017 Peter Nienaber 2019 European Parliament election
North Rhine-Westphalia 22 October 2016 Leonard Niesik 2017 German federal election
Rhineland-Palatinate 15 April 2018 Lisa Berg 2019 European Parliament election
Saarland not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election
Saxony 7 January 2018 Dominic Eberle 2019 Saxony state election
Saxony-Anhalt 31 March 2018 Steffen Schmidt 2019 European Parliament election
Schleswig-Holstein 20 October 2018 Alexander Eddelbüttel 2019 European Parliament election
Thuringia not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election

References
  1. "Partei der Humanisten". Zdf.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ""Partei der Humanisten" gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "Pressemitteilung zur Gründung – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ""Sozialliberale Offensive" in Berlin vorgestellt". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. "Die Humanisten starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. "die Sozialliberalen". Die-sozialliberalen.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. "Gemeinsame Erklärung: Sechs Parteien und Organisationen starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive › Piratenpartei Deutschland". Piratenpartei.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. "Live Pressekonferenz » Neue Liberale". Neueliberale.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische. "Partei der Humanisten - bpb". Bpb.de.
  10. "Humanistischer Pressedienst - Legalize and Humanize it!". Hpd.de (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. Siegler, bitzinger GmbH - Tobias. "DGHS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben - Partei der Humanisten". Dghs.de.
  12. "Sterbehilfe – Das Recht auf das eigene Leben". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  13. "Weltweiter Tag der genitalen Selbstbestimmung". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  14. "Partei der Humanisten - "Politiker stellen sich gerne neben Religionsführer"". Deutschlandfunk.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  15. "Partei der Humanisten - Vorstand". Parteiderhumanisten.de (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  16. "Partei der Humanisten" (PDF). Bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  17. "Landesverband der Partei der Humanisten gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  18. https://diehumanisten.de/landesverbaende/
  19. "Partei der Humanisten gründet Hamburger Landesverband". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  20. "Landesverband in Hessen gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  21. https://parteiderhumanisten.de/wp2/landesverband-niedersachsen/
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