Mario Mieruch | |
|---|---|
 Mario Mieruch, 2019 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1975 |
| Nationality | German |
Mario Mieruch (born 16 August 1975) is a German politician, elected to the Bundestag in September 2017 as a member of Alternative for Germany. He left the party's parliamentary bloc the following month.
Mieruch was born in Magdeburg. After compulsory military service, he completed a degree in mechatronics and has worked in industrial automation since 2000. [1]
Mieruch was part of Wahlalternative 2013 and then became a founding member of Alternative for Germany. [1] He was elected to the Bundestag on the party list in the September 2017 election. [1] [2] The following month, he followed the party leader Frauke Petry in leaving its parliamentary bloc to become an independent on grounds that it was failing to distance itself from right-wing extremist elements, in particular Björn Höcke. [2] [3] [4]
He lives in Metelen and has been married for twenty years. [1]
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