Ska Keller

Ska Keller
Keller in 2022
Leader of the Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
In office
14 December 2016 – 12 October 2022
Serving with Philippe Lamberts
Preceded byRebecca Harms
Succeeded byTerry Reintke
Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens in Brandenburg
In office
12 November 2007 – 14 November 2009
Serving with Axel Vogel
Preceded byKahrin Vohland
Succeeded byAnnalena Baerbock
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2009 – 15 July 2024
ConstituencyGermany
Personal details
Born
Franziska Maria Keller

(1981-11-22) 22 November 1981 (age 42)
Guben, East Germany
Political partyAlliance 90/The Greens
SpouseMarkus Drake
Alma materFree University of Berlin
Websiteska-keller.de/en

Franziska Maria "Ska" Keller (German: [ˈskaː ˈkɛlɐ]; born 22 November 1981) is a German politician and was member of the European Parliament for the Germany constituency from 2009 to 2024. She is a member of the Alliance 90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party.[1]

From 2016 to 2022, Keller served as co-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. She has been a member of the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) as well as the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). She was the European Greens' frontrunner during the European elections 2014 together with José Bové and has been elected to lead them again for the European elections 2019, together with Dutchman Bas Eickhout.[2] She is currently serving her third term in office (2019–2024), while she was first elected into the European Parliament at the age of 27 in 2009.

  1. ^ "Franziska KELLER". Europa. European Parliament. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ^ "European Greens elect leading duo". European Greens. Retrieved 16 January 2019.