Matthias Miersch: An environmental fighter conquers the SPD top!

Matthias Miersch, a prominent politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), is to take over the management of the SPD parliamentary group. Miersch, who has been working as Secretary General of the SPD since the end of 2024, has focused in his political career in particular on environmental policy and has extensive experience from various political offices.

originally from Laatzen in the Hanover Region, Miersch was born on December 19, 1968. He has been a member of the Bundestag since the Bundestag election and represents the constituency of Hanover-Land II in his previous career.

political career and commitment

Matthias Miersch has also been actively involved in the field of environmental protection legislation, in particular as a member of the environmental committee of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. Within his parliamentary group, he is considered part of the parliamentary left, the greatest current in the SPD parliamentary group. He has also been a spokesman for this group for almost ten years and has been the deputy chairman of the parliamentary group since 2017.

He critically dealt with the former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and questioned his 50-year party membership. Miersch is said to have a trusting cooperation with Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, which indicates a coherent line within the party.