Katrin Ebner-Steiner (born 26 August 1978)[1] is a German politician. She represents the Alternative for Germany ("AfD", or Alternative für Deutschland) party and is former chair of the AfD in the Bavarian state parliament.
Katrin Ebner-Steiner | |
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 Katrin Ebner-Steiner on 11th December 2018 | |
| Member of the Landtag of Bavaria | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1978 Deggendorf, West Germany |
| Political party | AfD |
| Children | 4 |
Life
editEbner-Steineris is a trained accountant.[2]
She is married and has four children.[2]
Politics
editShe failed several times in her candidacy for state chairmanship of AfD Bavaria, and also ran unsuccessfully for the Bundestag. In 2018 she was elected to the Bavarian state parliament on the AfD Party list.[2]
Under Ebner-Steiner, the AfD faction in the state parliament increasingly split into two hostile camps. A total of five MPs resigned from the parliamentary group. In 2021, she and her colleague Ingo Hahn were voted out as parliamentary group leaders.[2][3]
Ebner-Steiner belongs to the völkisch fraction within AfD, formerly organized in "Der Flügel". She has strong ties to Björn Höcke.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ "Katrin Ebner-Steiner, AfD". bayern.landtag.de. Bayerische Landtag. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Reichart, Johannes. "AfD in Bayern: Radikal rechtsaußen". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Osel, Johann (2020-05-24). "Bayern-AfD: Fraktionschefin Ebner-Steiner droht Abwahl". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-29.