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Michael GAHLER

EPPEuropean People's Party
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

10

Currently active

5

Total departed

5

Departed share

50.0%

5 of 10

Also draws on 11 shared assistants (7 currently, 4 former) — pooled staff are employed by a grouping of Members and are excluded from the figures above.

Office over time

10 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Dirk Alexander BERGERMarkus POESENTRUPSaskia Alexandra ACKERMANNLOUIS FRIEDRICH JAKOB WEI…KATERYNA MUSIIENKODorothee DIEHLTanja KRETSCHMANNBSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)de Carné Steuerberatungsg…Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufm…
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Dirk Alexander BERGERAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Markus POESENTRUPAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Saskia Alexandra ACKERMANNAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/202402/04/2026
LOUIS FRIEDRICH JAKOB WEISEAccredited assistants16/04/2026in post
KATERYNA MUSIIENKOAccredited assistants09/05/2026in post
Dorothee DIEHLLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Tanja KRETSCHMANNLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
BSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Paying agentstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
de Carné Steuerberatungsgesellschaft GmbHPaying agentstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents02/11/2025left before Mar 2026

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member50.0%
EP average30.2%
Germany33.4%
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)29.6%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants32500
Paying agents12300
Local assistants11200
Accredited assistants (grouping)00048
Local assistants (grouping)00022
Paying agents (grouping)00011

Active assistants · 12

NameCategorySince
Markus POESENTRUPAccredited assistants28/10/2024
LOUIS FRIEDRICH JAKOB WEISEAccredited assistants16/04/2026
KATERYNA MUSIIENKOAccredited assistants09/05/2026
Julie Katharina FELDERAccredited assistants (grouping)26/08/2025
Nikolas Christian GENÄHRAccredited assistants (grouping)01/03/2026
ANNIKA MARIE BREITERAccredited assistants (grouping)16/03/2026
SIMON RICHARD LAMPEAccredited assistants (grouping)05/05/2026
Tanja KRETSCHMANNLocal assistants28/10/2024
Stephan BRASSLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Michael LANDLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
de Carné Steuerberatungsgesellschaft GmbHPaying agents28/10/2024
Dr. Broll, Schmitt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents (grouping)01/03/2026

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Michael GAHLER per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-114yes
2024-124yes
2025-014yes
2025-024yes
2025-034yes
2025-044yes
2025-054yes
2025-064yes
2025-074yes
2025-084yes
2025-094yes
2025-104yes
2025-114yes
2025-124yes
2026-014yes
2026-024yes
2026-034no
2026-044no
2026-055no
2026-065no
2026-075no
2026-085no
2026-095no
2026-105no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

06 mo12 mo18 mo24 moEP median

1 dated departure · office median 18 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
Saskia Alexandra ACKERMANN18

Former assistants · 9

NameCategoryFromToDuration
OLEKSANDR LAZUKAAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/202404/06/20261y 8m
Felix Karl REIFENBERGAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/202402/04/20261y 6m
Saskia Alexandra ACKERMANNAccredited assistants28/10/202402/04/20261y 6m
Ludger Johannes BRUCKWILDERAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Carmen PÖLSLERAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
BSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Paying agents28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Dirk Alexander BERGERAccredited assistants28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Dorothee DIEHLLocal assistants28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents02/11/2025left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →