Photo: Laurence Chaperon and The Green Party (Germany) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Simone Peter has one of the more striking trajectories I have come across: a trained microbiologist from Saarland who rose to co-chair Germany's Greens alongside Cem Özdemir from 2013 to 2018. I am fascinated by the leap from the laboratory to national environmental politics, because a scientist who can read data and argue from evidence brings a discipline that politics badly needs. Her background as an environmentalist and editor only sharpens that profile. We talk a lot about wanting evidence-led leadership; Peter is what it actually looks like, and I wish there were many more like her.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Simone Peter
- Name (Japanese)
- ジモーネ・ペーター
- Reading
- じもーね・ぺーたー
- Born
- December 3, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Quierschied, Saarland, Germany
- Occupation
- politician / environmentalist / microbiologist / editor-in-chief
2. Background
- University
- Saarland University
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Golden Duck Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Simone Peter born?
Born December 3, 1965 (age 60).
Where is Simone Peter from?
Simone Peter is from Quierschied, Saarland, Germany.
What does Simone Peter do?
Simone Peter works as politician, environmentalist, microbiologist, editor-in-chief.
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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.