Alice Weidel
German politician (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alice Elisabeth Weidel (born 6 February 1979) is a German politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022.[1] Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. Weidel became a member of the Bundestag (MdB) in the 2017 federal election, where she was the AfD's lead candidate alongside Alexander Gauland.[2] In the 2021 federal election, she once again served as their lead candidate, alongside Tino Chrupalla.[3] From February 2020 to July 2022, Weidel held the position of chairwoman of the AfD state association in Baden-Württemberg.[4]
Alice Weidel | |
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Leader of the Alternative for Germany | |
Assumed office 18 June 2022 | |
Deputy | Stephan Brandner Peter Boehringer Mariana Harder-Kühnel |
Preceded by | Jörg Meuthen |
Leader of the Alternative for Germany in the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 26 September 2017 | |
Chief Whip | Bernd Baumann |
Deputy | Peter Felser Leif-Erik Holm Sebastian Münzenmaier Beatrix von Storch |
Preceded by | Position established |
Leader of Alternative for Germany in Baden-Württemberg | |
In office 15 February 2020 – 17 July 2022 | |
Deputy | Martin Hess Marc Jongen Markus Frohnmaier |
Preceded by | Bernd Gögel Dirk Spaniel |
Succeeded by | Markus Frohnmaier Emil Sänze |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Sahra Wagenknecht Dietmar Bartsch |
Succeeded by | Ralph Brinkhaus |
Member of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg | |
Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Constituency | AfD List |
Personal details | |
Born | Alice Elisabeth Weidel (1979-02-06) 6 February 1979 (age 45) Gütersloh, West Germany |
Political party | Alternative for Germany |
Domestic partner | Sarah Bossard |
Children | 2 |
Residences | |
Alma mater | University of Bayreuth |