Martin Bangemann (15 November 1934 – 28 June 2022) was a German politician and a leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1985 to 1988.

[5] Bangemann was a member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1984; from 1976 to 1979 he was vice-chairman, from 1979 to 1984 chairman of the Liberal and Democratic Group.

[citation needed] As commissioner he led a "high-level group" that drew up the report "Europe and the Global Information Society" in 1994.

[9][10] This document contained recommendations to the European Council on the measures that Europe should take regarding information infrastructure.

[14] Bangemann died from a heart attack at his home in Deux-Sèvres on 28 June 2022 at the age of 87.