Eugen Schmidt (politician)

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Eugen Schmidt
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Member of the Bundestag
In office
26 September 2021 23 February 2025
Personal details
Born (1975-10-23) 23 October 1975 (age 49)
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Political party AfD

Eugen Schmidt (born 23 October 1975 in Ust-Kamenogorsk) is a German politician for the AfD and since 2021 member of the Bundestag, the federal diet.

Life and politics

Schmidt was born 1975 in the Soviet city of Oskemen into a family of German descent and later became German citizen. [1] Schmidt was elected to the Bundestag in 2021. [2] Schmidt has been known for a consistent pro-Russian position and his employee Wladimir Sergijenko was confirmed to be a FSB contact. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Eugen Schmidt". Deutscher Bundestag.
  2. "Putins Propagandist im Bundestag: "Keine Demokratie in Deutschland"". tagesschau.de.
  3. "The far-right Bundestag aide and his rapping FSB case officer". The Insider (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. "Enge Verbindungen nach Moskau: Mitarbeiter von AfD-Abgeordnetem verbreitet prorussische Propaganda". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN   1865-2263 . Retrieved 2024-02-02.