Hendrik Torge Schmidt (born 30 July 1988) is a former German politician. He was a member of the

Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein The Schleswig-Holstein Landtag is the state parliament of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It convenes in the state's capital Kiel and currently consists of 69 members of five parties. The current majority consists of coalition of the ...

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, and leader of the Pirate Party faction from May 2013 to April 2016.

Early life

Schmidt was born in

Itzehoe Itzehoe (; nds, Itzhoe) is a town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As the capital of the district Steinburg, Itzehoe is located on the Stör, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km (31.7 mi) northwest of Hamburg and 24 ...

Political career

On 18 June 2017, he announced his departure from the Pirate Party on his blog.

References

1988 births Living people {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Torge People from Itzehoe Members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 21st-century German politicians Pirate Party Germany politicians