Jerry Weyer
| Jerry Weyer | |
|---|---|
 Weyer at the Landeskongress in December 2011 | |
| Co-Chair of Pirate Parties International | |
|
In office 1 March 2010 – 13 March 2011 Serving with Grégory Engels | |
| Preceded by |
Samir Allioui Patrick Mächler |
| Succeeded by |
Samir Allioui Marcel Kolaja |
| Vice-President of the Pirate Party of Luxembourg | |
|
In office 4 October 2009 – 28 October 2012 | |
| President | Sven Clement |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1986 |
| Nationality | Luxembourgian |
| Political party | Pirate Party of Luxembourg |
| Alma mater |
Robert Schuman University London School of Economics |
| Website | http://jerryweyer.lu/ |
Jerry Weyer (born 4 January 1986) is a Luxembourgian politician, activist and lawyer. He served as a Co-Chair of Pirate Parties International alongside Grégory Engels from March 2010 to March 2011, and also helped found and served as the first Vice-President of the Pirate Party of Luxembourg.
Education
Weyer studied European law at the Robert Schuman University and later at the London School of Economics.[1]
Political career
Weyer is a co-founder of the Pirate Party of Luxembourg (Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg), the other being Sven Clement. Weyer therefore served as Vice-President of the party from its incarnation on 4 October 2009 until 28 October 2012.[1] Weyer ran the Pirate Party of Luxembourg's campaign in the 2013 general election, and also stood as a candidate.[2]
On 1 March 2010, Patrick Mächler stepped down from his role as Co-President on the Pirate Parties International Coreteam. Weyer was elected by he Coreteam to replace Mächler until the founding conference could be held on 18 April 2010, where two Co-Chairs would be properly elected.[3] During the April 2010 conference, Weyer and Grégory Engels, became the first properly elected Co-Chairs of Pirate Parties International. Weyer continued to serve in this role until the next conference, on 13 March 2011.[4]
From October 2012 to July 2013, Weyer served as the coordinator of the Luzembourgian parliamentary monitoring organization, Politikercheck.lu.[5]
Weyer has also written for the Pirate Times, arguing that Pirate Party members worldwide should see themselves as politicians, not just activists.[6]
Personal life
Weyer currently lives in Moesdorf, and, alongside his fellow Pirate Party of Luxembourg co-founder Sven Clement, runs Clement & Weyer Digital Communication Consultants.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "About me". Jerry Weyer. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Schiffer, Patrick (24 October 2013). "Interview with Jerry Weyer, member of the PPLU". Pirate Times. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Patrick Mächler steps down - Jerry Weyer Steps up!". Pirate Parties International. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Previous PPI Boards". Pirate Parties International Wiki. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ WOXX, 6.12.2012, "Politikerchecklu: Mehr Transparenz mit einem Klick?"
- ↑ Weyer, Jerry (19 February 2015). "From activists to politicians". Pirate Times. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
