Alexander Gauland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Gauland in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 December 2017 – 30 November 2019 Serving with Jörg Meuthen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Frauke Petry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tino Chrupalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 Serving with Alice Weidel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sahra Wagenknecht Dietmar Bartsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ralph Brinkhaus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany in the Bundestag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 September 2017 – 30 September 2021 Serving with Alice Weidel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Bernd Baumann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Tino Chrupalla Peter Felser Leif-Erik Holm Sebastian Münzenmaier Beatrix von Storch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tino Chrupalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State Secretary and Chief of the Hessian State Chancellery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 April 1987 – 5 April 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister-President | Walter Wallmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Paul Leo Giani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hans Joachim Suchan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Bundestag for Brandenburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Multi-member district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | AfD List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Alexander Eberhardt Gauland 20 February 1941 Chemnitz, German Reich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Alternative for Germany (2013–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Union (1973–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic partner | Carola Hein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Marburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eberhardt Alexander Gauland (born 20 February 1941) is a German politician, journalist and lawyer who has served as leader of the right-wing political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag since September 2017 and co-leader of the party from December 2017 to November 2019. He has been a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) since September 2017. Gauland was the party's co-founder and was its federal spokesman from 2017 to 2019 and the party leader for the state of Brandenburg from 2013 to 2017 .[1]
- ^ "Bewerbungsprofil für Kandidaten für die Landtagswahl 2014 in Brandenburg Alexander Gauland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.