Hendrik Torge Schmidt (born 30 July 1988) is a former German politician. He was a member of the

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, and leader of the Pirate Party faction from May 2013 to April 2016.

Early life

Schmidt was born in

Itzehoe Itzehoe (; ) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. As the capital of the district Steinburg, Itzehoe is located on the Stör, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km (31.7 mi) northwest of Hamburg and 24 km (14.9&nb ...

Political career

On 18 June 2017, he announced his departure from the Pirate Party on his blog.

References

1988 births Living people {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Torge People from Itzehoe Members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 21st-century German politicians Pirate Party Germany politicians