Arne Gericke (born 19 November 1964 in Hamburg) is a German politician who was formerly a

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. Elected for the

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in the 2014 election, he left in 2017 to join the

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. After 15 months with the Free Voters, he left to join the minor conservative Christian party Bündnis C. At the European level, while he was a member of the Free voters he was also technically a member of the

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, however he has always remained affiliated with the

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and sat with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament. He lost his seat in the

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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, given to men who are model fathers.

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1964 births Living people 21st-century German politicians MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 Free Voters MEPs European Democratic Party MEPs Politicians from Hamburg {{Germany-MEP-stub