Frank Franz
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Frank Franz | |
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 Frank Franz in 2017 | |
| Leader of The Homeland | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Udo Pastörs |
| Leader of the NPD in the Saarland | |
| In office 2005–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Marx |
| Succeeded by | Peter Marx |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1978 Völklingen, Saarland |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | The Homeland |
| Spouse | Patricia Koperski (separated) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | frank-franz |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Branch/service | Bundeswehr German Army |
| Years of service | 1994-2004 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
Frank Franz (born 21 November 1978) is a German politician and Bundeswehr veteran who has been the leader of The Homeland (formerly known as the NPD), a nationalist political party, since 2014.[1] Between 2005 and 2011 he was the national chairman of the NPD in the German state of Saarland, and national press officer for the NPD from 2011 to 2014.
Biography
[edit]Franz was born in Völklingen. From 1997 to 2004, he served in the Bundeswehr, which he left as a Staff Sergeant. From 2007 onwards he worked as a programmer and artist, and owns an agency that handles the NPD's Internet activities.[2]
Internally, Franz is controversial, as he is seen as a protégé of Peter Marx, who was not confirmed as the party's Secretary General in the wake of a failed coup attempt in early 2009.[3]
Franz is separated from his wife, with whom he has three children. Since 2015, he has been dating a woman named Patricia Koperski, who guest-starred on German soap opera GZSZ and owns a right-wing publishing house.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Höhne, Valerie (25 April 2017). "Niedergang der NPD: Ein lächerlicher Verein". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Impressum - naweko - Agentur für Neue Medien". 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Voigt bleibt Chef bei Krawall-Parteitag - haGalil". haGalil (in German). 6 April 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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