Klaus Buchner (born 6 February 1941) is a German

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, and an MEP for the green-conservative Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP). He has represented the

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Germany constituency from

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until July 2020. He sat with the

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group in the

. He was Leader of the ÖDP from 2003 to 2010. Buchner is a fellow of the

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1941 births Living people MEP Ecological Democratic Party politicians MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 {{Germany-MEP-stub