Arne Gericke
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
ConstituencyGermany
Personal details
Born (1964-11-19) 19 November 1964 (age 59)
Hamburg, Germany
Political partyGermany
Bündnis C (2018–present)
Free Voters (2017–2018)
Family Party of Germany (2005–2017)
European Union
EU Parliamentary group:
European Conservatives and Reformists Group
SpouseSusanne Gericke[1]
Children7[1]

Arne Gericke (born 19 November 1964 in Hamburg) is a German politician who was formerly a Member of the European Parliament.[2] Elected for the Family Party of Germany in the 2014 election, he left in 2017 to join the Free Voters.[3] After 15 months with the Free Voters, he left to join the minor conservative Christian party Bündnis C.[4]

At the European level, while he was a member of the Free voters he was also technically a member of the European Democratic Party,[5] however he has always remained affiliated with the European Christian Political Movement and sat with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament.[6][7]

He lost his seat in the 2019 European Parliament election after Bündnis C failed to win enough votes to entitle them to a seat.

In 2012 Gericke was awarded the Mestemacher Bakery prize for Father of the Year,[8] given to men who are model fathers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Top fathers selected in 2012: They can do that". 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Arne Gericke". European Parliament.
  3. ^ "Bundesvorsitzender der Familienpartei wechselt zu Freien Wählern - EU-Info.de". www.eu-info.de.
  4. ^ "Bündnis C für christlich-innovative Politik in Europa". Arne-Gericke.eu.
  5. ^ "Member of the EDP Arne Gericke". European Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ Arne Gericke European Conservatives and Reformists
  7. ^ "MEPs Arne Gericke". European Christian Political Movement.
  8. ^ "MESTEMACHER AWARD TOP FATHER OF THE YEAR – Mestemacher". Retrieved 5 November 2021.


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