Marcus Pretzell (born 16 July 1973) is a German politician and was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 2016 to 2019.

In April 2016, Pretzell attracted controversy and criticism after stating that he supported "the defence of the German border with armed force" against asylum seekers.

[2] Following this, he joined Marine Le Pen's Europe of Nations and Freedom faction.

Beside of him the AfD Federal – and European – politicians Alice Weidel, Jörg Meuthen and Guido Reil profited from unnamed donors.

Pretzell was listed as a recipient of thousands of euros as compensation for his presence at the 2016 Yalta Economic Forum in Russia's occupied Crimea in OCCRP investigation of Russia's International Agency for Current Policy.