Roland Hartwig (born 22 September 1954) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and member of the Bundestag between 2017 and 2021.
Roland Hartwig | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 September 1954 |
Nationality | German |
Political party | AfD |
Life and achievements
editHartwig was born 1954 in Berlin and studied jurisprudence at the University of Freiburg and became a Doctor of Law in 1984. [1]
Hartwig was 'Chefsyndikus' (chief syndic) of the law department of the world leading chemical concern (business) Bayer from 1999 to 2016 [2]
Hartwig entered the newly founded AfD in 2013 and is since the 2017 German federal election member of the Bundestag.[3]
Political positions
editAccording to research by the Correctiv research network, Hartwig attended a secret meeting on 25 November 2023 at the Landhaus Adlon in Potsdam with participants from the New Right, including Austrian Identitarian Martin Sellner. At the meeting, a "master plan" for the practical implementation of the expulsion of millions of people from Germany, including those with German citizenship (so-called remigration), was reportedly discussed. In this context, Hartwig is said to have stated that he wanted to take the contents of the meeting to the AfD leadership.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Roland Hartwig". Bundestag.de. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Watzlawek, G. (23 November 2017). "RheinBerg verliert AfD-Abgeordneten an den Nachbarkreis". In-gl.de. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Eigenes Gutachten bringt AfD in Bedrängnis". Tagesschau.de. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Geheimplan gegen Deutschland". correctiv.org (in German). 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "Geheimtreffen: AfD-Politiker diskutieren offenbar Vertreibungsplan". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-21.