Christian Wirth (politician)

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Christian Wirth
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Wirth in 2019
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Personal details
Born(1963-04-27)27 April 1963
NationalityGerman
Political party AfD

Christian Wirth (born 27 April 1963) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Life and politics

Wirth was born 1963 in the West German town of Neunkirchen and studied jurisprudence in order to become a lawyer. [1] Wirth entered the populist AfD in 2015 and became a member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. [2] He was member of the academic fencing fraternity 'Burschenschaft Normannia zu Heidelberg' [3]

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References

  1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Christian Wirth". bundestag.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. "Dr. Christian Wirth - Alternative für Deutschland". afd.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "Die AfD-Einzelfälle der Woche: Ein rechter Burschenschafter und ein Neonazi-Sympathisant". VICE. Retrieved 14 September 2019.