Heiligerhahn

Herbert Hahn is a climate activist, political scientist and politician first elected Member of the National Assembly during the February 2021 Doggerland legislative elections. In government he has served as Minister of Climate and Environment and Minister of Finance. Since April 2021 he is the Co-Leader of the Doggerland Left serving alongside Rune.

Early Life
Herbert Hahn was born on May 9, 1992 in Cornhall, Crohall to a Dogger speaking mother and Dutch speaking father speaking both languages at home. His mother is a farmer and his father a factory worker. After graduating school he studied political science at the University of Carabou spending an Erasmus semester in Hamburg becoming where he became fluent in German. He obtained a PhD researching Marxist theory and subsequently became a lecturer and researcher on that topic.

GreenLeft Doggerland
Aged 16 he joined the GreenLeft Doggerland Party and it‘s youth wing. He became the local treasurer of the youth wing in 2011 and went on to be elected Co-Leader of the Brun-Nord youth wing a year later. In 2016 he was elected Member of the Binturong Municipal Council serving until his election as MNA. He was a delegate to the Toiburg Conference where he advocated a reform-oriented course eventually joining the United Left People‘s Party with his party.

Climate Activism
In late 2018 Herbert Hahn was among the first to protest in favour of more action against the Climate Crisis. He rose to become one of the most prominent figures of the Dogger Climate Strike movement organising the protests in Port Nandles and coordinating actions with other movements in Europe and the World.

National Politics
During the February 2021 Doggerland legislative elections he was elected MNA for the United Left People‘s Party. He became Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development during the Triangle Government. The Public Broadcasting Doggerland was envisioned by him. In the second Forward government he served as Minister of Climate and Environment. He also led the effort to write the budget of that government subsequently becoming Minister of Finance in the Alliance for Democratic Decency government. In April 2021 he was elected Co-Leader of the Doggerland Left serving alongside Rune.