Franziska Maria "Ska" Keller is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for the Germany constituency.
13 Facts About Ska Keller
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Ska Keller was the European Greens' frontrunner during the European elections 2014 together with Jose Bove and has been elected to lead them again for the European elections 2019, together with Dutchman Bas Eickhout.
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Ska Keller is currently serving her third term in office, while she was first elected into the European Parliament at the age of 27 in 2009.
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In 2001, Ska Keller joined the Green Youth and served as spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens from 2005 to 2007.
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Additionally, Ska Keller was a member of the Committee on International Trade from 2014 to 2017.
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Ska Keller continued to serve as a member of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and joined the Parliament's delegation to the Cariforum.
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From 2009 to 2011, Ska Keller served as member of the European Parliament's High-Level Contact Group for Relations with the Turkish Cypriot Community in the Northern Part of the Island.
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Ska Keller has been a leading candidate of the European Green Party for the European elections in 2014 as well as in 2019.
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In January 2014, Ska Keller won the Green Primary, a pan-European open primary.
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On 24 November 2018, Ska Keller was elected leading candidate for the second time, together with Bas Eickhout.
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In July 2019, Ska Keller announced she would be a candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament.
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In September 2022, Ska Keller announced her resignation as co-chair of her party's group and her decision not to run again in the 2024 elections.
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Ska Keller is known for her commitment to fighting corruption in the European Union.