Sergey Lagodinsky (russian: Сергей Лагодинский; born 1 December 1975) is a German lawyer and politician of the

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who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.

Early life and education

Lagodinksy grew up in Astrakhan. In 1993, his family emigrated from Russia and settled in Schleswig-Holstein. Lagodinsky holds a law degree from the University of Göttingen and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University's

John F. Kennedy School of Government The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, public ...

. He received a PhD in law from the Humboldt University of Berlin. His PhD research focused on issues of human rights,

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and

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. He completed the second state examination in law (bar exam) in Berlin. For his studies, he received scholarships from the

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and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Early career

From 2003 to 2008, Lagodinsky served as program director, and later as an advisor to the managing director, at the Berlin office of the

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(AJC). In 2008 and 2009 he was a Fellow at the

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in Berlin and in 2010 he was a Yale World Fellow in New Haven. From 2011 until 2012, Lagodinsky was an

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with the Berlin office of international law firm

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. He subsequently headed the EU/North America department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin. In addition, he was a non-resident fellow with the

Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is a non-profit think tank based in Berlin. Established in 2003, the institute focuses on topics related to foreign policy and global governance. Founding GPPi opened its Berlin office in October 2003. Pro ...

in Berlin.

Political career

From 2001, Lagodinsky was a member of the

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(SPD). During that time, he was (alongside

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) a co-founder and speaker of the party's Jewish Caucus (AJS), a position he held from 2007 until 2011. Amid the controversy over Thilo Sarrazin, he left the party and instead joined Alliance 90/The Greens in 2011. Lagodinsky has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 European elections. He has since been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In this capacity, he is also a member of the Democracy, Rule of Law & Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group. In addition to his committee assignments, Lagodinsky is part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and to the

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. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity. In the negotiations to form a so-called

traffic light coalition In German politics, a traffic light coalition (german: Ampelkoalition) is a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Alliance 90/The Greens. It is named after the parties' tra ...

of the

(SPD), the Green Party and the

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(FDP) following the 2021 German elections, Lagodinsky was part of his party's delegation in the working group on homeland security, civil rights and consumer protection, co-chaired by

Christine Lambrecht Christine Lambrecht (born 19 June 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as the Federal Minister of Defence in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since December 2021. In the gov ...

Konstantin von Notz Konstantin von Notz (born 21 January 1971) is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party. Early life and education Born in Mölln as one of two sons of Friedhelm von Notz, Konstantin grew up in Hamburg and Frankfurt a ...

and Wolfgang Kubicki.

Other activities

* European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member (since 2020) *

Amadeu Antonio Foundation The Amadeu Antonio Foundation, established in 1998, is a German foundation engaging against Far-right politics in Germany, far-right-wing parties, racism and antisemitism. It was founded by Karl Konrad Graf von der Groeben, with author Anetta Kaha ...

, Member of the Council * Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Scholarship Fund, Member of the Advisory Board * Humanity in Action Germany, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board
Humanity in Action Germany.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lagodinsky, Sergey 20th-century German Jews 21st-century German Jews Living people MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 Alliance 90/The Greens MEPs University of Göttingen alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni 1975 births Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe people German people of Russian-Jewish descent