
Matthias Ecke is a German Member of the European Parliament, first taking office in October 2022 and re-elected in June 2024. He represents the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and sits with the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D).
He studied Political Science, Economics and Journalism in Leipzig and Prague. Before joining the European Parliament, he worked as an adviser at Saxony's State Ministry for Economic Affairs.
In the European Parliament, he serves as Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) and is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Committee on Budgets (BUDG). He is also a substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON).