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German physician and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Pürner (born 1967) is a German politician from Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht. In the 2024 European Parliament election he was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
Friedrich Pürner | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Munich, Germany |
| Political party | Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
In 2010, Pürner received his doctorate from the medical faculty of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[1] He later headed the health department in the district of Aichach-Friedberg.
He lost this position in autumn 2020 after he publicly spoke out against the strategy of the Bavarian state government during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2023, he successfully sued against an assessment that plays an important role in filling positions. For example, it should be examined again whether Pürner should fill the positions at the Munich District Office, the Government of Lower Bavaria and the Government of Upper Franconia.[2][3]
In the 2024 European elections, he was elected to the European Parliament as sixth place on the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht party list.[4]
As head of the Aichach health department, Pürner criticized the corona measures and doubted the effectiveness of fabric masks and the sense of a mask requirement for children. He also criticized the Bavarian curfew and quarantine for entire school classes.[2]
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