Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
Member of the Bundestag
for North Rhine-Westphalia
In office
24 October 2017 – 8 July 2023
Succeeded byKatharina Willkomm
ConstituencyFDP List
Member of the European Parliament
for Germany
In office
1 July 2004 – 2017
Personal details
Born
Alexander Sebastian Léonce
von der Wenge Graf Lambsdorff

(1966-11-05) 5 November 1966 (age 58)
Cologne, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyFree Democratic Party
SpouseFranziska Gräfin Lambsdorff
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
Georgetown University
WebsiteOfficial website

Alexander Sebastian Léonce von der Wenge Graf Lambsdorff (born 5 November 1966), commonly known as Alexander Graf Lambsdorff is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP), part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe,[1] who has been serving as the German ambassador to Russia since 2023.[2]

Previously, Lambsdorff served as a Member of the Bundestag (MP) from 2017 to 2023 and as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2017.

A member of the former noble Lambsdorff family, his name reflects an Imperial Russian comital title.

  1. ^ "ALDE Party VP Graf Lambsdorff elected FDP head of list". www.aldeparty.eu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Germany confirms new ambassador to Russia – DW – 06/21/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.