Kurt Kleinschmidt

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Kurt Kleinschmidt
State Chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein
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27 August 2022
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Born (1967-02-07) February 7, 1967 (age 57)
Political party Alternative for Germany

Kurt Klaus Kleinschmidt (born 7 February 1967) is German military officer and a politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Biography

Kleinschmidt hails from North Friesland. [1] A former soldier, he had a military career including being stationed in Kosovo and Afghanistan. [2] [3] On 1 April 2022 Kleinschmidt became a senior officer in the German armed forces. [2] On 27 August 2022, he was elected chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein. [4] In the Schleswig-Holstein state election in May 2022, the party had lost all their seats. [5] In the 2023 local elections, Kleinschmidt was a candidate for North Friesland and Leck. [6]

On 3 November 2024, Kleinschmidt was selected as the top candidate in Schleswig-Holstein in the 2025 German federal election. [7] With 51 percent of the votes, party delegates elected Kleinschmidt to first place on the state list for the federal election. [8]

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