Joe Weingarten (born 17 March 1962 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German Social Democratic Party of Germany politician who has been a member of the Bundestag since 1 November 2019 til 18 March 2025.[1][2][3]
Joe Weingarten | |
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| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 2019–2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1962 |
| Citizenship | German |
| Party | SPD |
| Children | 3 |
Political career
editIn parliament, Weingarten served on the Defense Committee as well as on the Subcommittee on Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.[4]
In addition to his committee assignments, Weingarten has been serving as deputy chair of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with Arabic-Speaking States in the Middle East since 2022.[5] In 2023, he joined a cross-party working group on dogs.[6]
In February 2025, Weingarten lost his seat in Bundestag in district Kreuznach against Julia Klöckner.
Other activities
edit- Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2022)[7]
Political positions
editAhead of the 2025 national elections, Weingarten endorsed Boris Pistorius as the Social Democrats' candidate to succeed Chancellor Olaf Scholz.[8]
References
edit- ↑ Deshalb verwende ich den Begriff ‚Gesindel‘ auch weiter
- ↑ Joe Weingarten und das „Gesindel“: Mitglieder der Mainzer SPD legen Parteiaustritt nahe – CDU hinterfragt Rolle von Denis Alt
- ↑ Dr. Joe Weingarten, SPD
- ↑ Joe Weingarten Bundestag.
- ↑ Joe Weingarten Bundestag.
- ↑ Boris Herrmann (29 May 2023), Tiere am Arbeitsplatz: Hund und Mandat vereinbaren Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- ↑ Advisory Board, Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS).
- ↑ Guy Chazan (17 November 2024), SPD politician joins calls for Pistorius to replace Scholz as election candidate Financial Times.
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