Photo: Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Trittin strikes me as a politician of genuine conviction rather than convenience. A Bremen-born Green who served as Germany's environment minister under Schröder from 1998 to 2005, he helped steer the country's nuclear-phaseout debate from inside power, not just from the sidelines. The pile-up of labels around him, journalist, sociologist, environmentalist, suggests an unusually coherent worldview. I find the 2010 bicycle prize oddly charming, a hint that his principles reach into daily life. He is little known in Japan, but I have a soft spot for figures who hold a clear line across a long career, and Trittin clearly did.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jürgen Trittin
- Name (Japanese)
- ユルゲン・トリッティン
- Reading
- ゆるげん・とりってぃん
- Born
- July 25, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Vegesack, Bremen, Germany
- Occupation
- politician / journalist / environmentalist / social scientist / sociologist
2. Background
- University
- University of Göttingen
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Der Deutsche Fahrradpreis – best for bike
- 2006 Adam Smith Prize
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jürgen Trittin born?
Born July 25, 1954 (age 72).
Where is Jürgen Trittin from?
Jürgen Trittin is from Vegesack, Bremen, Germany.
What does Jürgen Trittin do?
Jürgen Trittin works as politician, journalist, environmentalist, social scientist, sociologist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.