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'''Alexander-Martin Sardina''' (born 15 September 1973; {{IPA-de|zaɐ̯ˈdiːna|audio|GT Sadina.ogg}}, {{IPA-it|sarˈdiːna|audio|GT Sardina.ogg}}) is a [[Germany|German]] [[historian]] of [[education]], [[consultant|business consultant]], and former [[member of parliament]] for the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (CDU). Sardina holds [[Multiple citizenship|dual citizenship]] and is also an [[Italy|Italian]] national.
'''Alexander-Martin Sardina''' (born 15 September 1973; {{IPA|de|zaʁˈdiːna|audio|GT Sadina.ogg}}, {{IPA|it|sarˈdiːna|audio|GT Sardina.ogg}}) is a former [[member of parliament]] for the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (CDU).


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Sardina was born and raised in [[Hamburg]], Germany.<ref name="HA">[https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article107372958/Alexander-Martin-Sardina-CDU.html Article] in the [[Hamburger Abendblatt]] "Alexander-Martin Sardina (CDU)", 11 February 2008; retrieved on 24 November 2018.</ref> His father moved from [[Sicily]], Italy, to Germany in the 1960s, his mother is from Hamburg. Sardina went to the notable [[secondary school]] [[Sankt-Ansgar-Schule]], at that time run by the [[Society of Jesus]], an [[Religious order (Catholic)|order]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. In 1990, he was an exchange student at the [[Loyola High School (Los Angeles)|Loyola High School]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>[https://d-nb.info/1003190499/34 ''Lebenslauf''] in the publication ''Mein politischer Lieblingsplatz'', Hamburg, 4 June 2005; retrieved on 24 November 2018.</ref> He [[graduation|graduated]] from the Sankt-Ansgar-Schule with receiving the ''[[Abitur]]'' in 1994.<ref name="Curriculumvitae">Curriculum vitae in the official handbook of the CDU fraction of the Hamburg Parliament, Hamburg 2005, p. 73.</ref>
Sardina was born and raised in [[Hamburg]], Germany.<ref name="HA">[https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article107372958/Alexander-Martin-Sardina-CDU.html Article] in the [[Hamburger Abendblatt]] "Alexander-Martin Sardina (CDU)", 11 February 2008; retrieved on 24 November 2018.</ref> His father moved from [[Sicily]], Italy, to Germany in the 1960s; his mother is from Hamburg. He received his ''[[Staatsexamen]]'' from the [[University of Hamburg]] in 2002.<ref name="Curriculumvitae">Curriculum vitae in the official handbook of the CDU fraction of the Hamburg Parliament, Hamburg 2005, p. 73.</ref> In 2016, he received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|''Dr. phil.'']] degree with a dissertation on the history of foreign language teaching in the [[Soviet occupation zone]] ''(SBZ)'' and [[East Germany]] ''(DDR)'' from 1945 to 1989.{{cn|date=August 2020}}


Sardina works as a lecturer, translator, and consultant, mainly in [[Berlin]], Germany.<ref name="Curriculumvitae" />
He then studied [[pedagogy]], [[American studies]], and [[political science]] at the [[University of Hamburg]]. Research stays led him to the [[United States]], [[China]], [[Macau]], and [[Hong Kong]]. In 1999, Sardina worked as a teacher intern at the [[Los Angeles Unified School District|Los Angeles Central High School]], [[Hollywood]].<ref>Arianne MacBean, Greg Christensen (Ed.): ''The Publishing Project "Sweet Fantasy - Writing and Performance" with High School Students. A Venture by the Los Angeles Central High School, Hollywood, in Collaboration with the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).'' Los Angeles 1999, p. 1.</ref> He completed his studies with obtaining a ''[[Staatsexamen]]'' in 2002.<ref name="Curriculumvitae" /> His state exam [[thesis]] deals with the contradicting educational concepts during the period of [[Nazi Germany|national socialism in Germany]] focussed on the [[National Political Institutes of Education]] (NAPOLAs).<ref>[http://d-nb.info/1000268594 Entry] in the OPAC of the [[German National Library]]</ref> In 2016, he became a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] ''(Dr. phil.)'' for examining the history of teaching [[English language|English]] and all other foreign languages taught in the [[Soviet occupation zone]] ''(SBZ)'' and [[East Germany]] ''(DDR)'' from 1945 to 1989 (two volumes).<ref>[http://d-nb.info/1156559758 Entry] in the OPAC of the German National Library</ref><ref>[http://d-nb.info/1156561051 Entry] in the OPAC of the German National Library</ref> His dissertation is based both on the analysis of official [[document]]s and contributions made by [[Contemporary history|contemporary witnesses]].

Sardina works as a [[lecturer]], [[Translation|translator]], and [[consultant]], mainly in [[Berlin]], Germany.<ref name="Curriculumvitae" /><ref>[https://www.wolffverlag.de/product-page/hello-girls-and-boys Website] of the "Wolff Verlag," Berlin; retrieved on 7 February 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.de/l/B004GLHZ70?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1549536981&redirectedFromKindleDbs=true&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&rfkd=1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&sr=8-1 Homepage] at ''amazon.de'' (Author Central) on Sardina; retrieved on 7 February 2019.</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Sardina joined the CDU, Germany's leading [[Conservatism|conservative]] party, in 1994. His first public office was being a member of the board of the ministry of education ''(Behörde für Schule, Jugend und Berufsbildung)'' in Hamburg from 1997 to 2002.<ref>Robert Heller: ''Staatshandbuch Hamburg 2003. Handbuch der Behörden mit Aufgabenbeschreibungen und Adressen der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.'' CD-ROM inclusive. ([[Carl Heymanns Verlag|Heymanns-Verlag]]), [[Cologne]] 2003, p. 73.</ref> Subsequently, as a result of the general [[2001 Hamburg state election|state elections of 2001]], he became a member of the board of the ministry of environment and health ''(Behörde für Umwelt und Gesundheit)''.<ref>Robert Heller: ''Staatshandbuch Hamburg 2003. Handbuch der Behörden mit Aufgabenbeschreibungen und Adressen der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.'' CD-ROM inclusive. (Heymanns-Verlag), Cologne 2007, p. 5 and 10.</ref> From 2001 to 2004, Sardina was the party secretary ("the whip") of the [[parliamentary group]] of the CDU in the regional assembly (''{{ill|Bezirksversammlung|de}}'') of the district of [[Hamburg-Mitte]]. After the 2004 general elections, his party held the majority of seats and thus he became chairman of the regional assembly.<ref name="HA" />
Sardina joined the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (CDU), in 1994. His first public office was as a member of the board of the ministry of education ''(Behörde für Schule, Jugend und Berufsbildung)'' in Hamburg from 1997 to 2002.<ref>Robert Heller: ''Staatshandbuch Hamburg 2003. Handbuch der Behörden mit Aufgabenbeschreibungen und Adressen der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.'' CD-ROM inclusive. ([[Carl Heymanns Verlag|Heymanns-Verlag]]), [[Cologne]] 2003, p. 73.</ref> [[2001 Hamburg state election|In 2001]], he became a member of the board of the ministry of environment and health ''(Behörde für Umwelt und Gesundheit)''.<ref>Robert Heller: ''Staatshandbuch Hamburg 2003. Handbuch der Behörden mit Aufgabenbeschreibungen und Adressen der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.'' CD-ROM inclusive. (Heymanns-Verlag), Cologne 2007, p. 5 and 10.</ref> From 2001 to 2004, Sardina was the party secretary (whip) of the CDU [[parliamentary group]] in the regional assembly (''{{ill|Bezirksversammlung|de}}'') of the district of [[Hamburg-Mitte]]. After the 2004 general elections, his party held the majority of seats and thus he became chairman of the regional assembly.<ref name="HA" />


From 2005 to 2008, Sardina was a member of the [[Hamburg Parliament]], the ''Hamburgische Bürgerschaft''. As an MP, he was a member of the [[Committee|committees]] for [[Europe|European affairs]] and for [[petition]]s as well as for the parliamentary investigation committee on the [[prison]] for [[Juvenile delinquency|juvenile delinquents]] located in ''Feuerbachstraße'' in the [[Barmbek]] district. He was a deputy member of the committees for [[budget]] affairs, for [[Culture|cultural]] affairs, and for [[Urban planning|urban development]] and planning.<ref>''Die Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.'' 18th legislative period, 2nd edition. Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hamburg, Hamburg 2005, pp. 61, 71 f., and 88b.</ref> Sardina also served as the spokesman of the CDU fraction for [[Asia]]n affairs.<ref name="Curriculumvitae" /> He additionally was a member of the [[board of directors]] of the "Asien-Brücke" (literally: Asia bridge), a [[Government of Hamburg|Senate-run]] charity foundation for the benefit of Asian states with the main focus on [[development aid]] to [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>[https://www.buergerschaft-hh.de/ParlDok/dokument/17183/wahl-von-zwei-mitgliedern-des-stiftungsrates-der-%e2%80%9ehamburger-stiftung-asien-br%c3%bccke%e2%80%9c.pdf ''Unterrichtung durch den Präsidenten der Bürgerschaft: Wahl von zwei Mitgliedern des Stiftungsrates der ‚Hamburger Stiftung Asien-Brücke‘''.] (PDF) Drucksache 18/3310, of 6 December 2005; retrieved on 23 November 2018.</ref>
From 2005 to 2008, Sardina was a member of the [[Hamburg Parliament]], the ''Hamburgische Bürgerschaft''.<ref>''Die Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.'' 18th legislative period, 2nd edition. Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hamburg, Hamburg 2005, pp. 61, 71 f., and 88b.</ref><ref>[http://www.mopo.de/cdu-ole-eroeffnet-wahlkreisbuero-22891030 ''Ole eröffnet Wahlkreisbüro''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820172522/http://www.mopo.de/cdu-ole-eroeffnet-wahlkreisbuero-22891030 |date=20 August 2016 }} In: ''[[Hamburger Morgenpost]]'', 13 January 2006; retrieved on 23 November 2018.</ref> He also served as the spokesman of the CDU fraction for Asian affairs<ref name="Curriculumvitae" /> and as a member of the board of directors of the "Asien-Brücke" (literally: Asia bridge), a [[Government of Hamburg|Senate-run]] foundation focusing on [[development aid]] to Sri Lanka.<ref>[https://www.buergerschaft-hh.de/ParlDok/dokument/17183/wahl-von-zwei-mitgliedern-des-stiftungsrates-der-%e2%80%9ehamburger-stiftung-asien-br%c3%bccke%e2%80%9c.pdf ''Unterrichtung durch den Präsidenten der Bürgerschaft: Wahl von zwei Mitgliedern des Stiftungsrates der ‚Hamburger Stiftung Asien-Brücke‘''.] (PDF) Drucksache 18/3310, of 6 December 2005; retrieved on 23 November 2018.</ref>

Sardina was the first MP who had an [[electoral district]] office. It was open to the local public and located in a former [[Colonial goods store]] in the [[Horn, Hamburg|Horn]] district. [[List of mayors of Hamburg|First mayor]] [[Ole von Beust]] opened the location with a [[Party#Reception|reception]] on 12 January 2006.<ref>[http://www.mopo.de/cdu-ole-eroeffnet-wahlkreisbuero-22891030 ''Ole eröffnet Wahlkreisbüro''.] In: ''[[Hamburger Morgenpost]]'', 13 January 2006; retrieved on 23 November 2018.</ref>

== Memberships ==
Sardina joined the [[European Movement International|European Movement]] in 1994, a political organization above party lines in favor of the idea of a united Europe and thus a pro-[[EU]] organization. He used to be a member and chairman of the [[Young European Federalists]], the youth organization of the European Movement, and was made their honorary member in 2009.<ref>Excerpt of the official register of associations at the register court of Hamburg (file 69 VR 5904).</ref> As a former MP, he is also a member of the German Parliamentary Society, Berlin.<ref>Helmut Herles: ''Die Deutsche Parlamentarische Gesellschaft''. Appendix: Register of memberships as of 11 June 2013. Berlin 2013, p. 12, {{ISBN|978-3-89809-106-0}}.</ref>

== Publications (monographies) ==
* Alexander-Martin Sardina: ''»Hello, girls and boys!« – Fremdsprachenunterricht in der SBZ und DDR.'' Berlin 2018, {{ISBN|978-3941461-28-4}}. ([https://books.google.de/books?id=QuOoDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA1&dq=hello%20girls%20and%20boys&hl=de&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=hello%20girls%20and%20boys&f=false Excerpts] available on [[Google Books]]).
* Alexander-Martin Sardina: ''Die Nationalpolitischen Erziehungsanstalten (NAPOLAs) als Beleg für widersprüchliche NS-Erziehungskonzeptionen im Dritten Reich. Diskurs und Zeitzeugenbefragung.'' [[Munich]] 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-640-54533-9}}.
* Alexander-Martin Sardina (editor): ''Die Quellensammlung zum "Traditionsprogramm Rote Kapelle" an der Mildred-Harnack-EOS, Berlin, vor der Wende in der DDR.'' Hamburg 2010.
* Alexander-Martin Sardina: ''38 Fragen an den Abgeordneten Sardina MdHB – Eine kommentierte Dokumentation''. Hamburg 2008 ([http://epub.sub.uni-hamburg.de/epub/volltexte/2010/5039/pdf/http_d_nb.pdf PDF] available at the University of Hamburg server).
* Alexander-Martin Sardina: ''The Invention of the Euro in Great Britain, Denmark, and Sweden.'' [[London]] 2003.
* Alexander-Martin Sardina: ''Amerikanisches Englisch unter besonderer Berücksichtigung seiner historischen Entwicklung. Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede im Vergleich zum britischen Englisch.'' Munich 2000, {{ISBN|3-640-52723-2}}.
* Alexander-Martin Sardina: ''Der administrativ-nachrichtendienstliche Verfassungsschutz als ein zentrales Instrument der "wehrhaften Demokratie" – Zwischen Frühwarnsystem und Existenz-Rechtfertigung''. Hamburg 1998.


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* {{DNB-Portal|140532153}}
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* [http://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/alexander_martin_sardina-373-7740.html Positions and questions] answered by Alexander-Martin Sardina (2004–2008) on ''[[Parliamentwatch]]'' ([[German language]]).
* [http://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/alexander_martin_sardina-373-7740.html Positions and questions] answered by Alexander-Martin Sardina (2004–2008) on ''[[Parliamentwatch]]'' ([[German language]]).
* {{Amazon author page}}
* [https://www.wolffverlag.de/product-page/hello-girls-and-boys Official biography] on ''{{ill|Wolff Verlag|de}}'', Berlin (German language).
* Sardina's political estate (15 files) has been deposited at the [[Archive for Christian Democratic Policy]] at [[Sankt Augustin]], Germany. Its contents are partly [[Secrecy|classified]].<ref>[http://www.kas.de/upload/dokumente/acdp/ACDP_Bestandsuebersicht_2013.pdf PDF] entry at the inventory list of the archive (signature 01-870), p. 336; retrieved on 23 November 2018.</ref>


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Alexander-Martin Sardina
Born (1973-09-15) 15 September 1973 (age 51)
Hamburg, Germany
CitizenshipGerman, Italian
OccupationMP (2005–2008)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineEducation
InstitutionsUniversity of Hamburg

Alexander-Martin Sardina (born 15 September 1973; German pronunciation: [zaʁˈdiːna] ⓘ, Italian pronunciation: [sarˈdiːna] ⓘ) is a former member of parliament for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).

Biography

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Sardina was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany.[1] His father moved from Sicily, Italy, to Germany in the 1960s; his mother is from Hamburg. He received his Staatsexamen from the University of Hamburg in 2002.[2] In 2016, he received a Dr. phil. degree with a dissertation on the history of foreign language teaching in the Soviet occupation zone (SBZ) and East Germany (DDR) from 1945 to 1989.[citation needed]

Sardina works as a lecturer, translator, and consultant, mainly in Berlin, Germany.[2]

Political career

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Sardina joined the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), in 1994. His first public office was as a member of the board of the ministry of education (Behörde für Schule, Jugend und Berufsbildung) in Hamburg from 1997 to 2002.[3] In 2001, he became a member of the board of the ministry of environment and health (Behörde für Umwelt und Gesundheit).[4] From 2001 to 2004, Sardina was the party secretary (whip) of the CDU parliamentary group in the regional assembly (Bezirksversammlung [de]) of the district of Hamburg-Mitte. After the 2004 general elections, his party held the majority of seats and thus he became chairman of the regional assembly.[1]

From 2005 to 2008, Sardina was a member of the Hamburg Parliament, the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft.[5][6] He also served as the spokesman of the CDU fraction for Asian affairs[2] and as a member of the board of directors of the "Asien-Brücke" (literally: Asia bridge), a Senate-run foundation focusing on development aid to Sri Lanka.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Article in the Hamburger Abendblatt "Alexander-Martin Sardina (CDU)", 11 February 2008; retrieved on 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Curriculum vitae in the official handbook of the CDU fraction of the Hamburg Parliament, Hamburg 2005, p. 73.
  3. ^ Robert Heller: Staatshandbuch Hamburg 2003. Handbuch der Behörden mit Aufgabenbeschreibungen und Adressen der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg. CD-ROM inclusive. (Heymanns-Verlag), Cologne 2003, p. 73.
  4. ^ Robert Heller: Staatshandbuch Hamburg 2003. Handbuch der Behörden mit Aufgabenbeschreibungen und Adressen der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg. CD-ROM inclusive. (Heymanns-Verlag), Cologne 2007, p. 5 and 10.
  5. ^ Die Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg. 18th legislative period, 2nd edition. Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hamburg, Hamburg 2005, pp. 61, 71 f., and 88b.
  6. ^ Ole eröffnet Wahlkreisbüro. Archived 20 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine In: Hamburger Morgenpost, 13 January 2006; retrieved on 23 November 2018.
  7. ^ Unterrichtung durch den Präsidenten der Bürgerschaft: Wahl von zwei Mitgliedern des Stiftungsrates der ‚Hamburger Stiftung Asien-Brücke‘. (PDF) Drucksache 18/3310, of 6 December 2005; retrieved on 23 November 2018.
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