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Member of the European Parliament · Germany The Left

Martin Günther

MEP for Germany · The Left · DIE LINKE. · official EP profile

Joined 16 September 2025ENVI

As of 8 November 2026, Martin Günther (The Left, Germany) has declared 23 lobby meetings this term - rank 511 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.

Martin Günther took the seat on 16 September 2025, so the term-wide average of 100 meetings per MEP and the ranks below cover a longer period than this record does; they are not a like-for-like comparison.

66% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

23
declared meetings
current term
23
records since 2016
full dataset
66%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
511/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 2 others; joined 16 September 2025; not like‑for‑like
35/45
rank in The Left
joined 16 September 2025; not like‑for‑like

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Compared with the averages

Martin Günther, this term
23
Parliament average
100
The Left average
70

Transparency this term

Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024. Martin Günther took the seat on 16 September 2025; the months before that are shaded, not counted as months without meetings.

Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 7 in Mar 2026.

not yet seated0%25%50%75%100%07July 2024: before taking the seatAugust 2024: before taking the seatSeptember 2024: before taking the seatOctober 2024: before taking the seatNovember 2024: before taking the seatDecember 2024: before taking the seatJanuary 2025: before taking the seatFebruary 2025: before taking the seatMarch 2025: before taking the seatApril 2025: before taking the seatMay 2025: before taking the seatJune 2025: before taking the seatJuly 2025: before taking the seatAugust 2025: before taking the seatSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 6 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 7 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termtook seatMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJune 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link202420252026not yet seated0%25%50%75%100%07July 2024: before taking the seatAugust 2024: before taking the seatSeptember 2024: before taking the seatOctober 2024: before taking the seatNovember 2024: before taking the seatDecember 2024: before taking the seatJanuary 2025: before taking the seatFebruary 2025: before taking the seatMarch 2025: before taking the seatApril 2025: before taking the seatMay 2025: before taking the seatJune 2025: before taking the seatJuly 2025: before taking the seatAugust 2025: before taking the seatSeptember 2025: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 2 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 6 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 3 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 7 declared meetingsApril 2026: 0 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termtook seatMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJune 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%07took seat202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 2024 -
Aug 2025
not yet seated
Sep 20250-
Oct 20252100%
Nov 2025675%
Dec 20250-
Jan 202630%
Feb 2026366.7%
Mar 2026757.1%
Apr 20260-
May 20260-
Jun 20262100%
Jul 20260-
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 7 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Martin Günther meets most

Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.

Where the meetings cluster

Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.

Most-met sectors this term

Environment & climate (10), Think tanks & research (5), Human rights & humanitarian (3)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Environment, Climate and Food Safety (13), Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (2), Economic and Monetary Affairs (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
16 Jun 2026Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.⁠↗MemberEcodesign product requirements such as those for local space heaters (wood stoves, pellet stoves, etc.
2 Jun 2026Natur­schutzbund Deutschland e.V.⁠↗MemberNature credits
23 Mar 2026Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor e.V.⁠↗MemberExchange to the conference in Santa Marta, Transition away from fossil fuel
16 Mar 2026Rosa-Luxemburg-StiftungMemberExchange to the topic of Transitioning away from fossil fuels
11 Mar 2026Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e. V.⁠↗MemberExchange about deregulation and reductions for nature and environmental protection
10 Mar 2026Rosa-Luxemburg-StiftungMemberExchange
5 Mar 2026Front Line Defenders⁠↗MemberHuman rights and Western Sahara
2 Mar 2026PowerShift - Verein fuer eine oekologisch-solidarische Energie- & Welt­wirtschaft e.V.⁠↗MemberExchange to EU-Mercosur
2 Mar 2026Rosa-Luxemburg-StiftungMembertopic: Transitioning away from fossil fuels
19 Feb 2026Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.⁠↗MemberExchange to circular economy
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
16 Feb 2026Euroregion-ViadrinaMemberVerein Euroregion Viadrina
9 Feb 2026Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.⁠↗MemberExchange environment
22 Jan 2026DGBMemberOccupational health and safety policy
15 Jan 2026Rosa-Luxemburg-StiftungMemberExchange
8 Jan 2026Ministerium der Finanzen und für Europa des Landes BrandenburgMemberExchange
28 Nov 2025Embassy CubaMemberSituation of Cuba
28 Nov 2025Rosa-Luxemburg-StiftungDelegation chairexchange
27 Nov 2025DGBMemberSituation of union
20 Nov 2025Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.⁠↗MemberGerman state aid and LNG terminals
18 Nov 2025WWF European Policy Programme⁠↗; Natur­schutzbund Deutschland e.V.⁠↗; Greenpeace European Unit⁠↗; Germanwatch⁠↗; Deutscher Natur­schutzring, Dachverband der deutschen Natur-, Tier- und Umwelt­schutz­verbände (DNR) e.V.⁠↗; Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.⁠↗MemberExchange
4 Nov 2025Carbon Market Watch⁠↗; Fern⁠↗MemberCarbon Removals Certification Regulation methodology
30 Oct 2025OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE⁠↗Memberexchange
15 Oct 2025Friends of the Earth Europe⁠↗MemberNature credits

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 4,114 roll-call votes while Martin Günther held the seat, 370 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.

84%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 4,114 held while seated
310
final texts voted on
of 370
91%
voted with The Left majority
on 293 final texts
25
differed from The Left
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 370 final votes held while seated.

Martin Günther370 final votes
42%29%13%16%
For 154Against 107Abstained 49No vote recorded 60

With and against the group

On the 293 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Martin Günther also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.

Voted with The Left majority26891%
Voted differently259%

Final texts where Martin Günther differed from The Left majority

DateTextTheir voteThe Left majority
22 October 2026RC-B10-0476/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0476/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
20 October 2026Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste… A10-0266/2026 · Ingeborg Ter Laak · Commission proposalForAbstained
20 October 2026Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and… A10-0267/2026 · Ingeborg Ter Laak · Commission proposalForAbstained
6 October 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment A10-0238/2026 · Kinga Kollár · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
17 September 2026The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security A10-0205/2026 · Paulo do Nascimento Cabral · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst
15 September 2026The Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026 of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – Update on revenue (own resources) and adjustments… A10-0224/2026 · Andrzej Halicki · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
15 September 2026The global role of the euro A10-0214/2026 · Rasmus Andresen · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
8 July 2026The 2025 Commission report on Serbia A10-0163/2026 · Tonino Picula · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
7 July 2026A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0189/2026 · Adam Bielan · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
7 July 2026The Council position on Draft amending budget No 1/2026 of the European Union for the financial year 2026 entering the surplus of the financial year 2025 A10-0180/2026 · Andrzej Halicki · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor

15 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

7 counterpart entries in Martin Günther's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.