Jens Kestner MdB a.D. | |
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Leader of the Alternative for Germany in Lower Saxony | |
Assumed office 12 September 2020 | |
General Secretary | Nicolas Lehrke |
Deputy | Christopher Emden |
Preceded by | Dana Guth |
Member of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony | |
In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Dirk Brandes |
Constituency | Alternative for Germany list |
Personal details | |
Born | Northeim, West Germany (now Germany) | 25 December 1971
Political party | Alternative for Germany (2014–) |
Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Union (2000) |
Occupation |
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Website | Official Bundestag website |
Jens Kestner (born 25 December 1971) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.
Kestner was born 1971 in the West German town of Northeim and became a funeral director.[1] In 2014 Kestner entered the newly founded populist AfD and became after the 2017 German federal election member of the Bundestag.[2] Since 2020 Kestner is chairman of the federal state party organisation of the AfD in Lower Saxony.[3]