| Sebastian Nerz | |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality: | German |
| Party: | Christian Democratic Union (2001–2009) Pirate Party Germany (2009–2014) Free Democratic Party (2015–) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Tübingen |
| Profession: | Bioinformatician |
| Website: | Personal website |
Sebastian Matthias Nerz (born 13 July 1983) is a German politician and bioinformatician who was the leader of the Pirate Party Germany from May 2011 to April 2012.[1] [2] He left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014.[3] [4]
Nerz, son of the physicians Rolf-Dieter and Christiane Uta Nerz, née Fiedler, finished his high school education at Geschwister-Scholl-Schule in 2002,[5] and began his studies of bioinformatics at University of Tübingen in 2003 after finishing his mandatory civil service. In 2001 he became a member of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Tübingen, which he left in 2009.[6] [7] In June 2009 before the German federal election, he joined the Pirate Party, becoming a board member of its then newly founded Tübingen district assembly (German: Bezirksverband Tübingen) as well as coordinator for regional politics in the Baden-Württemberg party association. From April 2010 to May 2011 he was the head of the regional party association. In 2010, he graduated with a diploma in bioinformatics, and was elected the head of the party in May 2011.[8] He was succeeded by Bernd Schlömer on 28 April 2012. Nerz left the Pirate Party Germany in February 2014.[3] [4]