Fabio De Masi

Fabio De Masi (born 7 March 1980) is a German-Italian politician. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017 and was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 1 July 2014 to 23 October 2017. He is a member of The Left Party, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.[1]

Fabio De Masi
MP
Member of the Bundestag
for Hamburg
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Preceded byJan van Aken
ConstituencyThe Left Party List
Member of the European Parliament
for Germany
In office
1 July 2014 – 23 October 2017
Succeeded byMartin Schirdewan
Personal details
Born (1980-03-07) 7 March 1980
Groß-Gerau, West Germany
Political party German
The Left
 EU
European United Left–Nordic Green Left
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
Websitewww.fabio-de-masi.de

Political career

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2017

In the 2014 European elections, De Masi became a Member of the European Parliament. During his time in office, he served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE 2).[2][3] In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with South Africa.

Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present

De Masi has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2017 elections, representing Hamburg. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Finance Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the German-British Parliamentary Friendship Group, the German-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Southern African States. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly. In March 2021 De Masi said, he will not be part of Bundestag in 2021 German federal election.[4]

Other activities

References
  1. "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. Jim Brunsden (September 16, 2015), Juncker set to avoid tough grilling on Luxembourg tax deals Financial Times.
  3. Quentin Ariès (January 14, 2016), MEPs launch legal challenge on access to documents Politico Europe.
  4. Tagesspiegel.de: Abgang mit Knalleffekt (german)
  5. Berliner Steuergespräche: Beirat Berliner Steuergespräche.
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