Sven Giegold
Sven Giegold | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2009 – 15 December 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Malte Gallée |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1969 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Political party | Germany: Alliance 90/The Greens EU: The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (MA) |
| Website | sven-giegold.de |
Sven Giegold (born 17 November 1969) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as the party's deputy chair since 2024, under co-chairs Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak.
From 2021 to 2024, Giegold served as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2021.
Giegold is a founding member of Attac Germany. He became a member of the Greens only in 2008, and was elected to the European Parliament in the 2009 elections.