Matthias Ecke

Matthias Ecke (born 12 April 1983) is a German politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party since 2022.

Early career Ecke studied Political Science, Economics and Journalism in Leipzig and Prag.

Before entering the European Parliament, Ecke worked as advisor to Martin Dulig at Saxony's State Ministry for Economic Affairs.

In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the parliament's delegation for relations with Belarus. The same group attacked two teams of Green Party election workers in the same night, leaving a 28-year-old injured.

A 17-year-old from the group of perpetrators, who a witness identified as belonging to the far-right, turned himself in to the police one day after the attack. By 5 May, the Saxony police had also identified the three other perpetrators.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) said that the attack on Ecke was "depressing" and that democracy was threatened by such acts. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) warned "extremists and populists are stirring up a climate of increasing violence". Social Democrats blamed supporters of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for the attack.