Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Daniel Cohn-Bendit | |
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Cohn-Bendit in 2018 | |
| Leader of Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Lannoye |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Lamberts |
| Member of the European Parliament for Germany (France; 1999–2004; 2009–2014) | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit 4 April 1945 Montauban, Occitania, France |
| Citizenship | Stateless (1945–1959) German (since 1959) French (since 2015) |
| Political party | Alliance 90/The Greens (1984–) Europe Écologie–The Greens (2010–2012) |
| Other political affiliations | Les Verts (1984–2010) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Education | Paris-Sud University (no degree) University of Paris X: Nanterre (no degree) |
| Website | Official website |
Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit (French: [danjɛl maʁk kɔn bɛndit]; German: [ˈdaːni̯eːl maʁk koːn ˈbɛndɪt, -ni̯ɛl]; born 4 April 1945) is a French-German politician. Born stateless to a German-Polish Ashkenazi Jewish family, Daniel Cohn-Bendit obtained German citizenship in 1959 and French citizenship in 2015.
Cohn-Bendit was a student leader during the unrest of May 1968 in France and was also known during that time as Dany le Rouge (French for "Danny the Red", because of both his politics and the colour of his hair). He was co-president of the group European Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament. He co-chairs the Spinelli Group, a European Parliament inter-group aiming at relaunching the federalist project in Europe. He was a recipient of the European Parliament's European Initiative Prize in 2016.
Cohn-Bendit's 1970s writings on sexuality between adults and children later proved controversial in 2001 and 2013. The same can be said of his statements to Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) that same year, and his statements on the French TV show Apostrophes in 1982.