Thomas Waitz is a Styrian organic farmer, forest manager and politician of the Greens.

Since February 2020 he is a member of the European Parliament and Vice President of the European Greens.

Since 1994 he has worked as a forestry and farmer in southern Styria. Together with his wife, he manages 40 hectares of private land and 10 hectares of leased land. His focus is on beekeeping.