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Michael Kaufmann (politician)

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Michael Kaufmann
Member of the Bundestag
for Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis
Assumed office
26 October 2021
Preceded byAlbert Weiler
Vice President of the Landtag of Thuringia
In office
5 March 2020 – 5 November 2021
PresidentBirgit Pommer
Personal details
Born (1964-04-21) 21 April 1964 (age 60)
Gera, East Germany
Political partyAfD
Children2

Michael Heinz Kaufmann (born 21 April 1964) is a German politician from the AfD. He has been Member of the German Bundestag for Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis since 2021.[1]

Early life

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Kaufmann was born in Gera.

Political career

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Kaufmann was elected to the Landtag of Thuringia in 2019. On 5 March 2020 he was elected vice president of the Landtag with the narrowest possible majority, marking the first time the Thuringian AfD faction held this office.[2] In the 2021 German federal election he defeated CDU incumbent Albert Weiler. Consequently, on 5 November 2021 Kaufmann resigned as member of the Landtag of Thuringia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Prof. Dr. Michael Kaufmann". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. ^ "Nach mehrmaligem Scheitern: AfD nun mit Landtagsvize". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  3. ^ "Zwei Mandatswechsel im Thüringer Landtag". Thüringer Landtag. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

See also

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