Name Marina Weisband Role German Politician | Education University of Munster | |
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Marina Weisband (born 4 October 1987 in Kiev) is a German-Jewish politician. From May 2011 until April 2012 she was Politische Geschäftsführerin ("Political Director") of the Pirate Party Germany.
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- City in turmoil a journey to kiev with marina weisband close up coming home
- Life and career
- Personal life
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City in turmoil a journey to kiev with marina weisband close up coming home
Life and career
Weisband was born and raised in Kiev to a Jewish family. In 1994, she and her family moved to Wuppertal in Germany as Kontingentflüchtlinge (literally "Quota refugees"—these are foreigners admitted to Germany on humanitarian or compassionate grounds. Most Kontingentflüchtlinge from the former Soviet Union are Jewish.) She finished school in 2006 and studies psychology at the University of Münster. Currently, she is working on her diploma thesis.
Weisband joined the German Pirate Party in 2009. The Pirate Party won its first seats in a regional election in Berlin on 18 September 2011, gaining around 9% of the vote.
In April 2012, with support from other senior Pirate Party figures, she called on members of her party to tackle antisemitism and right wing extremism within their own ranks. Der Spiegel suggested that the Pirate Party needed to dispel a perception that it was a sympathetic environment for radical extremists. Shortly afterwards Weisband announced she would not be seeking re-election next month, citing the need to focus on studying for her degree in psychology. She did not rule out a return to politics after graduating.
Weisband is the Pirate Party's most recognised face, appealing particularly to younger voters with her "laid-back style". In 2013 she published a book advocating direct, "liquid" democracy.
She revealed in September 2016 that she had left the Pirate Party the previous year and was focussing on the Aula project, an initiative to facilitate children's participation in politics using software she had developed that was being tested in four German cities.
Weisband will be a Pirate Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017.
Personal life
Weisband describes herself as a devout Jew. In June 2013 she married Marcus Rosenfeld.