Dieter Janecek
{{Short description|German politician (born 1976)}}
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Dieter Gerald Janecek (born 25 May 1976) is a German politician of the Green Party (Alliance 90/The Greens) who served as a member of the German Parliament from 2013 to 2025.Heiner Effern (24 February 2025), [https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/bundestagswahl-2025-muenchen-anzahl-bundestagsabgeordnete-analyse-li.3204778 Bundestagsabgeordnete: Weniger München in Berlin] Süddeutsche Zeitung. From 2008 to 2014 Janecek was chairman of the Bavarian Green Party.
In addition to his parliamentary mandate, Janecek has been serving as the Coordinator for the Maritime Industry and Tourism at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since 2023.Julian Olk (12 January 2023), [https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/gruenen-abgeordneter-dieter-janecek-soll-habecks-neuer-beauftragter-fuer-maritime-wirtschaft-und-tourismus-werden/28919024.html Dieter Janecek soll Habecks neuer Beauftragter für maritime Wirtschaft und Tourismus werden] Handelsblatt.
Early life and education
Janecek studied political science at the Bavarian School of Public Policy (HfP) in Munich.
Political career
= Career in state politics =
In 2008, Janecek achieved via a verdict through the European Court of Justice that citizens under the impact of particulate pollution, could urge responsible authorities to reduce the pollution exceeding the legal threshold. As a consequence, Munich was forced to change its status quo and to establish a low-emission zone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecolex.org/details/court-decision/dieter-janecek-v-freistaat-bayern-11857a97-9e2e-4057-8e60-3696445f2d88/|title=Dieter Janecek v. Freistaat Bayern|website=www.ecolex.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-15}}
Janecek served as co-chair of the Green Party in Bavaria from 2008 until 2014, alongside Theresa Schopper (2008–2013) and Sigi Hagl (2013–2014); at the time, he was the youngest person to ever hold that position. He is also the founder of the nonpartisan transatlantic thinktank Die Transformateure.
= Member of the German Bundestag, 2013-2025 =
Since the federal elections of 2013, Janecek was the Green Party candidate of the Munich constituency 221 München-West/Mitte. He has always received his seat in the Bundestag through his position on the Green electoral list.
In parliament, Janecek was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs (2013–2025) as well as of the Committee on the Digital Agenda (2013–2021).{{Cite news|url=https://www.hub.berlin/en/speaker/dieter-janecek|title=Dieter Janecek|date=2017-11-14|work=hub.berlin 2017|access-date=2017-12-15|language=en}} He served as his parliamentary group's spokesperson on economic policy (2013–2017,Andreas Rinke and Andrea Shalal (January 29, 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trump-immigration-germany/merkel-says-fight-against-terrorism-no-excuse-for-u-s-entry-ban-idUSKBN15D0F6 Merkel says fight against terrorism no excuse for U.S. entry ban] Reuters. 2021–2023),Silke Kersting and Julian Olk (24 January 2023), [https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bundestagsfraktion-sandra-detzer-ist-neue-wirtschaftspolitische-sprecherin-der-gruenen/28940756.html Sandra Detzer ist neue wirtschaftspolitische Sprecherin der Grünen] Handelsblatt. the digital economy (2018–present)[https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2018/april/gremienbesetzungen-der-gruenen-bundestagsfraktion.html Gremienbesetzungen der Grünen Bundestagsfraktion] Green Party Parliamentary Group, press release of April 17, 2018. and industrial policy (2019–2025).[https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/gremienbesetzungen-1 Gremienbesetzungen der Grünen Bundestagsfraktion] Green Party Parliamentary Group, press release of October 15, 2019. Janecek also served as a member of the Study Commission of the Bundestag on "Artificial Intelligence – Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential".[https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/bodies/study/artificial_intelligence Study Commission "Artificial Intelligence Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential“]
In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the Free Democrats (FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Janecek was part of his party's delegation in the working group on innovation and research, co-chaired by Thomas Losse-Müller, Katharina Fegebank and Lydia Hüskens.Britt-Marie Lakämper (October 21, 2021), [https://www.waz.de/politik/koaltionsverhandlungen-spd-gruene-fdp-ampel-arbeitsgruppen-id233641303.html SPD, Grüne, FDP: Diese Politiker verhandeln die Ampel-Koalition] Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Other activities
- Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO), Member of the advisory board (since 2021)[https://epico.org/en/about-us/advisory-board Advisory Board] Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO).
- Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020)[https://www.bbug.de/de/ueber-uns/der-verein.php Board of Trustees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181920/https://www.bbug.de/de/ueber-uns/der-verein.php |date=9 January 2018 }} Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
- Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV), Member of the Advisory Board[http://buv-ev.de/beirat/ Advisory Board] Bundesverband der Unternehmervereinigungen (BUV).
- Blockchain Bundesverband, Member of the Advisory Board[https://www.bundesblock.de/bundesverband/politischer-beirat/ Advisory Board] Blockchain Bundesverband.
- Energy Watch Group (EWG), Member[http://energywatchgroup.org/experts Experts] Energy Watch Group (EWG).
- German Bioenergy Industry Association (BBE), Member of the Advisory Board
- German-Israeli Business Association, Member of the Board of Trustees[http://www.d-i-w.de/ueber-uns/organisation/das-kuratorium/ Board of Trustees] German-Israeli Business Association.
- Parlamentsgruppe Luft- und Raumfahrt, Member of the Board
- Verein Nationalpark Nordsteigerwald, Member of the Board of TrusteesNorbert Vollmann (February 10, 2015), [https://www.mainpost.de/regional/hassberge/Bundestagsabgeordnete-Nationalparks;art1726,8568799 Janecek Mitglied im Kuratorium] Main-Post.
- German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member
Political positions
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, Janeck joined forces with five other parliamentarians – Gyde Jensen, Konstantin Kuhle, Andrew Ullmann, Kordula Schulz-Asche and Paula Piechotta – on a cross-party initiative in 2022 to support legislation that would require all those who have not had yet been vaccinated to receive counselling before later requiring all adults above 50 years to be vaccinated.Severin Weiland (25 January 2022), [https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/impfpflicht-sechs-abgeordnete-von-fdp-und-gruenen-wollen-impfpflicht-ab-50-jahre-a-63f87866-ae25-4da4-9a89-bb4c2c67be4b Weiterer Gruppenantrag im Bundestag: Mehrere Abgeordnete von FDP und Grünen wollen Impfpflicht ab 50 Jahren] Der Spiegel.Riham Alkousaa (26 January 2022), [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-covid-cases-hit-record-parliament-debates-vaccine-mandate-2022-01-26/ German lawmakers debate compulsory COVID shots as infections surge] Reuters.
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