Jannis Gustke
President

Berg Frei!

I’m Jannis. I’m 32 years old and currently a student of archaeology and media studies at Ruhr-University of Bochum. I’m a Naturefriend since my birth and because of that, the Naturefriends movement has always been a huge part of my life. 

In 2012, I was elected into the board of Naturfreundejugend NRW. That was my first elected position. Later, I served in the board of Naturfreundejugend Deutschlands (2017-2022) where I worked both in climate advocacy (including being a delegate in COP23, 24 and 25) as well as organisation structures being in charge for coordinating the working group on that topic.

Politically, I’m currently mainly active in the  fields of Youth, Peace and Security,  Youth self representation especially on the European level and Climate action and PWDs. Currently I’m a member of the Advisory council on youth of the Council of Europe (until the end of 2025), where I’m the current rapporteur for the rights of people with disabilities.

Outside of Naturefriends, I’m an electronic musician (Drum and Bass, Electropunk, Industrial Metal) and also a part of Botschafter*innen der Erinnerung (Ambassadors of Remembrance) in Dortmund.