When asked why he started a political party Rick Falkvinge answered “Because activism is not enough”. Since the formation of the first Pirate Party in Sweden in 2006 millions of votes have been cast and hundreds of Pirates have been elected. They are now representing their voters in local councils, national parliaments and the European Parliament.

Below is a list of Pirates who have, and still are, working for the people who voted for them in order to reform intellectual property, protect privacy, fight against surveillance, protect the internet and work for human rights. This list will be continuously updated on a separate page with new Elected Pirates. (There is also a list on the wiki site of Pirate Parties International).

Currently this list only includes supranational , national and state parliaments. Local bodies will be included shortly. If you notice any errors or omissions please let us know in comments or through social media.

Multinational Bodies

EU Parliament (Pirate Times report)

• Christian Engström (Sweden) 7 June 2009
• Amelia Andersdotter (Sweden) 1 December 2011
• Julia Reda (Germany) 25 May 2014

National Parliaments

Iceland Alþingi (Pirate Times report)

• Birgitta Jónsdóttir 27 April 2013
• Jón Þór Ólafsson 27 April 2013
• Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson 27 April 2013

Czech Republic Senate (Pirate Times report)

• Libor Michálek 20 October 2012  (Libor stood under a coalition platform)

State Parliaments

City Council Reykjavik (Pirate Times report)

• Halldór Auðar Svansson (31 May 2014)

Germany

Berlin 18 September 2011

• Martin Delius
• Alexander Spies
• Heiko Herberg
• Andreas Baum
• Gerwald Claus-Brunner
• Susanne Graf
• Oliver Höfinghoff
• Simon Kowalewski
• Christopher Lauer (resigned Sept 2014)
• Philipp Magalski
• Pavel Mayer
• Alexander Morlang
• Wolfram Prieß
• Fabio Reinhardt
• Dr. Simon Weiß

North Rhine Westfalia (13 May 2012)

• Oliver Bayer
• Simone Brand
• Daniel Düngel
• Stefan Fricke
• Frank Herrmann
• Nico Kern
• Lukas Lamla
• Michele Marsching
• Marc Olejak
• Dr. Joachim Paul
• Monika Pieper
• Hanns-Jörg Rohwedder
• irgit Rydlewski
• Dirk Schatz
• Kai Schmalenbach
• Dietmar Schulz
• Daniel Schwerd
• Torsten Sommer
• Olaf Wegner

Saarland (25 March 2012)

• Andreas Augustin
• Michael Hilberer
• Jasmin Maurer
• Michael Neyses

Schleswig-Holstein (06 May 2012)

• Hendrik Torge Schmidt
• Wolfgang Dudda
• Uli Konig
• Patrick Breyer
• Sven Krumbeck
• Angelika Beer

Featured image CC BY-SA Frank Bürger

About Andrew Reitemeyer

I joined the Pirate Party of Lower Saxony in Germany in April 2012, once I found out that non citizens were welcome to join and become active members of the Party.
I joined the Pirate Times soon after it was started as a proof reader and am now an editor and author. Since then I have returned to my native New Zealand and joined the Pirate Party of New Zealand.
Politically I come from the libertarian left and have, up to now, not regarded any political party as having a solution for the democratic deficit that envelops the world. With the advent of the Pirate Party, which truly embraces grass roots democracy, I have found a political home. The Pirate Times is a way I can contribute to furthering the Pirate Movement around the world.
Skype: frithogar

 

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When asked why he started a political party Rick Falkvinge answered “Because activism is not enough”. Since the formation of the first Pirate Party in Sweden in 2006 millions of…