Alexander Graf Lambsdorff | |
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Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
In office 24 October 2017 – 8 July 2023 | |
Succeeded by | Katharina Willkomm |
Constituency | FDP 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 5 November 1966 Cologne, West Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | Free Democratic Party |
Spouse | Franziska Gräfin Lambsdorff |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Bonn Georgetown University |
Website | Official 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.