Friedrich Pürner

Friedrich Pürner (born 1967) is a German politician from Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht. In the 2024 European Parliament election he was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Life
In 2010, Pürner received his doctorate from the medical faculty of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He later headed the health department in the district of Aichach-Friedberg.

He lost this position in autumn 2020 after he publicly spoke out against the strategy of the Bavarian state government during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, he successfully sued against an assessment that plays an important role in filling positions. For example, it should be examined again whether Pürner should fill the Planstelle at the Munich District Office, the Government of Lower Bavaria and the Government of Upper Franconia.

Political career
In the 2024 European elections, Warnke was elected to the European Parliament as sixth place on the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht party list.

Covid-19 Measures
As head of the Aichach health department, Pürner criticized the corona measures and doubted the effectiveness of fabric masks and the sense of a mask requirement for children. He also criticized the Bavarian curfew and quarantine for entire school classes.