Alexander King (German politician)
Alexander King | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sebastian Scheel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (aged 55) Tübingen |
| Political party | BSW (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Die Linke (2007 to 2023) PDS (2001 to 2007) |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
Alexander King (born 1969 in Tübingen) is a German politician from Berlin. King is a member of Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, previously representing Die Linke and PDS. With a short interruption, he has been a member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin since 2021. He has been the state chairman of the BSW Berlin since 2024.[1]
Life
[edit]After graduating from high school in 1988, King studied geography at the University of Tübingen and graduated. He moved to Berlin in 2001. He received his doctorate in 2004 with a thesis on spatial mobility in Haiti between the paysannerie and the world market. From 2005 to 2021 he worked as a consultant for Die Linke in the Bundestag.
Political career
[edit]King was a member of the PDS from 2001. From 2016 to 2021 he served as district chairman of his party in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough. In the 2021 Berlin state election, he ran in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg 7 constituency, but initially missed out on being elected to the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. He replaced the outgoing MP Sebastian Scheel in the legislature in December 2021. In the 2023 Berlin state election, he initially missed out on being re-elected to the Abgeordnetenhaus, but replaced Sandra Brunner in the House of Representatives on 1 June 2023. In the Abgeordnetenhaus, he is a member of the Committee on Federal and European Affairs, Media and the Committee on Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises.[2]
On 27 October 2023, King left the Left Party and joined Sahra Wagenknecht's new party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht within which he is responsible for coordinating the party's development in the state of Berlin.[3] On 14 July 2024, he was elected co-chairman of the newly founded BSW state association.[4]
On 28 November 2023, he resigned from the Left Party in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin;[5] he continues to be a member of the House of Representatives as an independent MP.[2]
Memberships
[edit]King is, among others, a member of the Aufstehen Collection Movement, the Friends of Nature of Germany, the NGO World Economy, Ecology & Development, the Ver.di union, the Ethiopian Disability Aid Association, the OSC Berlin and a supporting member of the Volkspark Lichtenrade Association.[2]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BSW gründet Berliner Landesverband". www.rbb24.de (in German). rbb. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Alexander King, fraktionslos". Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Robert Kiesel (2023-10-27). "Alexander King verlässt seine Partei: Berliner Linke-Abgeordneter wechselt zu Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht". tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ Boris Hermel (2024-01-27). "Wagenknecht im Scheinwerferlicht ihrer Partei". rbb24. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "Alexander King verlässt Linksfraktion im Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin – für Sahra Wagenknechts Partei". berliner-zeitung.de. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-15.