Grégory Engels
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Grégory Engels | |
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| Co-Chair of Pirate Parties International | |
| In office 15 April 2012 – 13 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Samir Allioui Marcel Kolaja |
| Succeeded by | Maša Čorak Koen de Voegt |
| In office 18 April 2010 – 13 March 2011 Serving with Jerry Weyer | |
| Preceded by | Samir Allioui |
| Succeeded by | Samir Allioui Marcel Kolaja |
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| Born | 1 November 1976 Moscow, RSFSR |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Pirate Party Germany |
| Alma mater | Goethe University Frankfurt |
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Grégory Engels (born 1 November 1976) is a German politician and activist. He has served three terms as Co-Chair of Pirate Parties International, and is also the Commissioner for International Cooperation within Pirate Party Germany.
Early life and education
[edit]Engels was born in Moscow, Russia.
Political career
[edit]Pirate Party Germany
[edit]Since 2009, Engels has been a member of Pirate Party Germany, and since November 2009 he has been the International Coordinator within the party. He is currently the Commissioner for International Cooperation.[1]
Engels was elected to the Offenbach am Main city council representing the Pirate Party in the 2011 German local elections and re-elected in 2016. Engels in his first term served as the leader of the Pirate Party Germany group on the city council.
Pirate Parties International
[edit]Engels was elected as the first Co-Chair of Pirate Parties International in April 2010, alongside Luxembourgian Jerry Weyer. He continued in this role until the 2011 conference. Engels was re-elected as a Co-Chair in April 2012, this time serving alongside Russian Lola Voronina. Engels was re-elected for a third term in 2013, serving alongside Czech Vojtěch Pikal. This means Engels has served the longest uninterrupted tenure as Co-Chair of Pirate Parties International, which is two years.
From 2014 to 2015, Engels served as a Boardmember, and since July 2015, he has been an Alternate Boardmember, that can fill vacancies in the Board when they arise. In November 2019 he became Vice Chair.
Personal life
[edit]Engels can speak English, German and Russian fluently. He is currently the CEO of Kompurity, a business partner of IBM.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Uber Gregory Engels". Piratenpartei Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Gregory Engels". Admin Camp. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
