Jürgen Kasek

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Jürgen Kasek (born November 11, 1980 in Markranstädt ) is a German politician. From December 2014 to March 2018 he was state board spokesman for the Saxon state association of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen .

Kasek grew up in Leipzig . There he did his community service and then studied law . In 2006 he passed the first and in 2008 the second state examination. He has been practicing as a freelance lawyer in his hometown since 2009 and is the father of two children.

Kasek is currently active in the rental alliance "Leipzig for Everyone", in the campaign network "Leipzig takes place" and in the BUND Leipzig.

Kasek is involved in the field of environmental and nature conservation, from 2009 to 2013 he was chairman of the Leipzig city association of the BUND . In addition, he campaigns against Legida , the local branch of the Pegida movement. In this context, representatives and sympathizers from around the group accused him of having been involved in an attack on one of the group's stewards in Böhlen at the beginning of July 2016 , and threatened him severely. The steward was badly injured in the attack and was taken to the hospital. Kasek denied his involvement and stated that he rejects all violence. As a result, Kasek obtained a temporary injunction which substantiated the further claim that he was involved in the action with a fine of up to 250,000 euros.

Regarding the nationwide demonstrations against TTIP on September 17, 2016 in seven German cities, Jürgen Kasek said: “We expressly support the nationwide sponsors of the demonstrations, which have repeatedly demarcated themselves against right-wing efforts. Parts of the local network in Leipzig did not support this clear demarcation, especially from the actors of the winter of peace and the so-called vigils for peace and thus create a connection for cross-front efforts. ”The state party council of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen Sachsen then recommended to its members, not to take part in the demonstration in Leipzig, but instead to go to Berlin .

Party politics

Kasek is a member of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen . Among other things, he worked for the Bundestag member Monika Lazar . From 2007 to 2014 he was the board spokesman of the Leipzig district association. From December 2014 Kasek was the board spokesman of the regional association, in this role he formed a dual leadership with Christin Melcher . After critics accused him of paying too much attention to the fight against right-wing extremism and too little attention to other issues, Kasek succumbed to Norman Volger at a party congress at the end of March 2018 when he ran for this post again . In 2019 he decided not to run for the Saxon state election .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Author juergenkasek: Why I don't run for the Saxon state parliament. In: Erratic Escapism. April 12, 2019, accessed on April 16, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ Jürgen Kasek | herzkampf.de . In: herzkampf.de . ( herzkampf.de [accessed on August 14, 2018]).
  3. ↑ After the attack on Legida files: Green politician Kasek is under massive threats. Leipziger Volkszeitung , July 5, 2016, accessed on July 22, 2016
  4. ^ Neo-Nazis threaten the head of the Greens in Saxony. Leipziger Volkszeitung, July 8, 2016, accessed on September 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Eric Hofmann: Court prohibits LEGIDA from lying. ( Memento of July 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Morning Post , July 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ GRÜNE call for the nationwide TTIP day of action and mobilize to Berlin. Press release of the regional association of the Greens from September 1, 2016, accessed on February 17, 2019.
  7. ^ State office BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN in Saxony: All board members - BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN Sachsen. In: www.gruene-sachsen.de. Retrieved January 18, 2017 .
  8. ↑ New boss at the Saxon Greens. } Sächsische Zeitung , March 25, 2018, accessed on February 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ Author juergenkasek: Why I don't run for the Saxon state parliament. In: Erratic Escapism. April 12, 2019, accessed on April 16, 2019 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Kasek, Jürgen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen)
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Markranstädt