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Rainer Rothfuß (born 19 April 1971) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag for Bavaria since 2023.
Rainer Rothfuß | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2 March 2023 | |
Preceded by | Corinna Miazga |
Constituency | Oberallgäu |
Personal details | |
Born | Freudenstadt, West Germany (now Germany) | 19 April 1971
Political party | Alternative for Germany (2018–present) |
Other political affiliations | Christian Social Union in Bavaria (2004–2017) |
Life and politics
editRothfuß was born in the West German town of Freudenstadt and studied geography in Tübingen and Stuttgart.[1] He joined the Christian Social Union in 2004 and was active on a regional level. Rothfuß joined the Alternative for Germany in 2018.[2]
In the 2021 German federal election, he contested Oberallgäu but came in sixth place. He joined the Bundestag in 2023 following the death of Corinna Miazga.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Lindauer Ex-OB-Kandidat wechselt von der CSU zur AfD". schwaebische.de (in German). 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Rainer Rothfuß". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Lindauer Stadtrat Rainer Rothfuß wird Abgeordneter im Bundestag". schwaebische.de (in German). 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-22.