Kurt Kleinschmidt
Kurt Kleinschmidt | |
|---|---|
| State Chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2022 | |
| Member of the Bundestag from Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Assumed office 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1967 |
| Political party | Alternative for Germany |
Kurt Klaus Kleinschmidt (born 7 February 1967) is a former German military officer and a politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Biography
Kleinschmidt hails from Bavaria and now lives in North Friesland.[1] A former soldier, he had a military career including being stationed in Kosovo and Afghanistan.[2][3] On 1 April 2022 Kleinschmidt became an armed forces reservist in the German armed forces.[2] On 27 August 2022, he was elected chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein.[4] In the Schleswig-Holstein state election in May 2022, the party had lost all their seats.[5] In the 2023 local elections, Kleinschmidt was a candidate for North Friesland and Leck.[6]
On 3 November 2024, Kleinschmidt was selected as the top candidate in Schleswig-Holstein in the 2025 German federal election.[7] With 51 percent of the votes, party delegates elected Kleinschmidt to first place on the state list for the federal election.[8] In the election he was elected.[9]
References
- ^ "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ a b "Kurt Kleinschmidt" (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Kurt Kleinschmidt wird neuer Landesvorsitzender | AfD Schleswig-Holstein" (in German). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Germany's CDU wins Schleswig-Holstein election – DW – 05/08/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Kurt Kleinschmidt: Ihr Kandidat für Nordfriesland und Leck! | AfD Schleswig-Holstein | Nordfriesland" (in German). 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ NDR. "Landesparteitag der AfD in Henstedt-Ulzburg: Demonstrationen und Wiederwahl des Landesvorsitzenden Kleinschmidt". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat". BZ (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ NDR. "Er zieht in den neuen Bundestag ein: Kurt Kleinschmidt (AfD) aus Leck". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-25.
