Berengar Elsner von Gronow

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Berengar Elsner von Gronow
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Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
24 October 2017
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Born (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46)
NationalityGerman
Political party AfD

Berengar Elsner von Gronow (born 7 January 1978) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Life and achievements

Gronow was born 1978 in the former West German capital Bonn.

In 2013 he entered the newly founded AfD and after the 2017 German federal election he became member of the Bundestag, the first federal legislative body. [1]

Gronow is a leading member of the dovish factional cluster Alternative Mitte (alternative midpoint) of the AfD. [2]

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References

  1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Berengar Elsner von Gronow".
  2. Kamann, Matthias (July 23, 2017). ""Alternative Mitte": In der AfD wächst ein zartes Pflänzchen der Mäßigung". Die Welt via www.welt.de.