Heiko Heßenkemper
Heiko Heßenkemper | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 January 1956 |
Nationality | German |
Political party | AfD |
Heiko Heßenkemper (born 11 January 1956) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.
Life and politics[]
Heßenkemper was born 1956 in the West German town of Hamm and studied physics at the Clausthal University of Technology. He became a professor in 1995.[1]
Heßenkemper entered the populist AfD in 2014 and became a member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election[2]
Heßenkemper is considered to be part of the right-wing of the AfD.[3]
Heßenkemper denies the scientific consensus on climate change.[4] Heßenkemper has stated that he will not be a candidate in the 2021 German federal election.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper". bundestag.de. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "abgeordnetenwatch.de | Profil von Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper, AfD - Bundestag". abgeordnetenwatch.de. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "AfD-Abgeordnete: Rechts bis extrem im Bundestag | Zeit Online". zeit.de. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "12.8.2019: Heiko Hessenkemper über Zeitsprünge, Grünen-Zitate und die bevorstehende Sachsenwahl". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ Saechsische.de: Muldaerin will für AfD in den Bundestag (german), October 2020
Categories:
- 1956 births
- People from Hamm
- Members of the Bundestag for Saxony
- Living people
- Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021
- Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany
- Alternative for Germany politicians stubs