Michel Brandt (born 14 July 1990) is a German politician. Born in
Achim,
Lower Saxony, he represents
The Left. Michel Brandt served as a member of the
Bundestag from the state of
Baden-Württemberg from 2017 to 2021.
Life
Michel Brandt studied acting at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts from 2008 to 2012. During his studies he worked as an actor at the Wilhelma Theatre in Stuttgart, then at the acting studio of the Schauspiel Stuttgart. Since 2012 he is a permanent member of the ensemble at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. He became member of the bundestag after the
2017 German federal election
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. He is a member of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. His support of the
People's Protection Units (YPG) led to controversies as ahead of a visit of
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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in 2018; during an inspection of the area the police entered his office to take down a piece of paper depicting a YPG-flag in order to prevent pro–Erdoğan protestors to attack the building. In June 2020, the
Federal Constitutional Court issued a verdict that his rights as a parliamentarian were violated with the intrusion of the police. On the 22 January 2018, he entered the
Parliamentary Assembly of the council of Europe as a substitute and is currently involved in the committee of migration, refugees and displaced Persons.
References
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Bundestag biography
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1990 births
Living people
Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg
Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021
Members of the Bundestag for The Left