Hans-Christoph Berndt (born 1956 in Bernau bei Berlin) is a German politician.[1] Since October 2020, he has been the leader of the Alternative for Germany parliamentary group in the Landtag of Brandenburg and, in this capacity, also the opposition leader in the state parliament. Berndt is classified as right-wing extremist by the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution. He was AfD's lead candidate for the 2024 Brandenburg state election.