Jan Philipp Albrecht
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Jan Philipp Albrecht MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2009 |
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| Constituency | Germany |
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Jan Philipp Albrecht 20 December 1982 Braunschweig, Germany |
| Political party |
 German:Alliance '90/The Greens  EU:The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Alma mater | Humboldt-University |
| Website | www |
Jan Philipp Albrecht (born 20 December 1982) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament from Germany. He is a member of the Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the The Greens-European Free Alliance.
He is specialized in the field of civil rights, data protection and democracy.
Albrecht was born in Braunschweig. He studied law in Bremen, Brussels and Berlin and worked for the Walter-Hallstein Institut in Berlin. He graduated in information and communications technology law from the Universities of Hanover and Oslo.
Albrecht was Spokesman of the Green Youth in Germany from 2006 to 2008. He joined the German Green Party in 1999 and held various posts at local, regional and federal level. He led working groups and pressed political campaigns especially in the fields of civil liberties, legal affairs and constitutional issues. Albrecht became an anti-nuclear activist very early in his career, prompted by the problems with a nuclear waste storage facility in his home town, and has taken part in demonstrations against the transport of nuclear waste in his region. He later explained that these experiences provoked his engagement in civil liberties and democracy, in particular with regards to new technologies. His engagement in data protection and other issues of civil rights in the digital age have become a defining point in his political career.
In the 2009 elections, Albrecht was elected for the Greens to the European Parliament. He became a member of the LIBE committee and substitute member of the JURI committee (2009-14) and later on of the IMCO committee (since 2014) in the European Parliament. He works especially on home affairs, data protection and police and justice cooperation and represents the region of Northern Germany. Albrecht is also a member of the Delegation of the European Parliament to Israel
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