Hannes Gnauck

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Hannes Gnauck
Born (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 32)
Prenzlau, Germany
OccupationPolitician
Political party Alternative for Germany (AfD)

Hannes Gnauck (born 8 August 1991) is a German Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician. He is the federal chairman of the far-right youth organization of the AfD, Young Alternative for Germany (JA) and has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021.

Germany's Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) classifies him as an “recognized extremist”.

Life and politics

Gnack was born 1991 in Prenzlau. He was soldier of German Bundeswehr.

The Bundeswehr's Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) classifies him as a “recognized extremist”. MAD investigates information about possible anti-constitutional efforts within the armed forces. [1] After the MAD determined in 2020 that Gnauck is an right-wing extremist, the Bundeswehr law was applied to him. He is forbidden to wear the Bundeswehr uniform, he is forbidden from duty and he is only allowed to enter Bundeswehr facilities when he is asked to do so by the Bundeswehr. [2]

In 2021, Hannes Gnauck was elected as the successor to Carlo Clemens as federal chairman of the far-right youth organization of AfD, JA. [3] Gnauck was elected to the Bundestag in 2021. There he represents the AfD in the defense committee. Politicians from other parties criticize sharply that an extremist, investigated by German Intelligent Service is part of the state defence committee. [1] [4]

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References

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  2. Forster, Jonas (2022-10-20). "AfD: Soldat fliegt aus Bundeswehr – in der Partei ist er jetzt Nachwuchs-Star". DerWesten.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. Joswig, Gareth (2022-10-16). "Junge Alternative wählt Gnauck zum Chef: "Höckejugend" hat neuen Anführer". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN   0931-9085 . Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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