Georg Kössler (born 21 December 1984) is a German politician currently serving as Member of the

Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin The of Berlin (House of Representatives) () is the state parliament ('' Landtag'') of Berlin, Germany according to the city-state's constitution. In 1993, the parliament moved from Rathaus Schöneberg to its present house on Niederkirchnerst ...

since the 2016 election as a statewide member representing

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...

Personal life and education

Tomiak was born in Berlin and grew up in

Köpenick Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially ado ...

. He completed his secondary education at the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium. He then studied political science at

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

and completed his diploma at the

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...

. From 2011-2012 he was a Research Fellow at the

Heinrich Böll Foundation The Heinrich Böll Foundation (German language, German: ''Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Eingetragener Verein, e.V.''; Abbreviation: HBS) is a German legally independent political foundation. Affiliated with Alliance '90/The Greens, Alliance 90/The Gr ...

Career

At the 2016 election Kössler contested the Neukölln 3 constituency for The Greens and received 21.7% of the vote but was defeated by Joschka Langenbrinck of the SPD. He was, however, elected as a statewide list member. Kössler is especially involved in climate and environmental activism and is a keen cyclist. He serves as the Green group spokesperson for Climate and Environmental Protection and Club Culture. Kössler is the Spokesperson for the Greens Federal Energy Working Group, a role he has served in since 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kössler, Georg Living people 1984 births Alliance 90/The Greens politicians German environmentalists Members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin People from Treptow-Köpenick