Matthias Groote (born 21 October 1973) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

[4] He also was his political group's shadow rapporteur for a 2008 report on including aviation within the European Union Emission Trading Scheme.

From 2014, he was the coordinator of the Group of Socialists and Democrats in committee as well as the parliament's contact person for the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Besides his committee assignments, Groote is a member of several cross-party groups, including the European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES).

In January 2016, Groote announced his intention to run for the office of Landrat in the District of Leer and to resign from the European Parliament in the case of winning the local elections.