Werner Schulz

About

German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens and member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2005, and a member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014.

Before Fame

He attended the Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium and later received a degree in food technology from the Humboldt University of Berlin. He worked as a research assistant at Humboldt. He was an activist for peace ecology and human rights in several oppositional groups from the 1970s.

Trivia

In 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution that led to the opening of borders between East Germany and the West, he was a founding member of the New Forum, representing the group at the Round Table. At one point, he was the speaker of the Green Party.

Family Life

He was born in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. His father was an independent haulage contractor and former professional officer from a social-democratic dominated family. He was married and had two children.

Associated With

In 2022, he was awarded the German National Prize, an honor also given to Vaclav Havel (in 2003).