Takis Mehmet Ali (born 17 June 1991) is a German politician and Member of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Political career

In the 2021 German federal election, Ali contested Lörrach – Müllheim but lost to Diana Stöcker from the Christian Democratic Union. He was number 22 on the state list and was entitled to sit in the Bundestag.

Takis Mehmet Ali

In parliament, Ali has been serving on the Committee on Petitions and the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.

Takis Mehmet Ali

Other activities

Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Inklusionsfirmen (BAG IF), Member of the Advisory Board

Takis Mehmet Ali

Personal life

Mehmet Ali's parents immigrated to Germany from Greece and Turkey in the 1980s. He is single and resides in Badenweiler. He is a Greek Orthodox Christian. He came out as gay in 2021.

References

Living people

1991 births

German people of Greek descent

German politicians of Turkish descent

21st-century German politicians

Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg

Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany

Members of the Church of Greece

People from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025

Gay politicians

German gay men

German LGBT politicians

LGBT members of the Bundestag