Alice Weidel
Alice Elisabeth Weidel (born 6 February 1979) is a German politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022. Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. Weidel became a member of the Bundestag (MdB) in the 2017 federal election, where she was the AfD's lead candidate alongside Alexander Gauland. In the 2021 federal election, she once again served as their lead candidate, alongside Tino Chrupalla. From February 2020 to July 2022, Weidel held the position of chairwoman of the AfD state association in Baden-Württemberg.
Alice Weidel MdB | |
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Weidel in 2019, on the election night of the 2019 Saxony state election | |
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2022 Serving with Tino Chrupalla | |
| Deputy | Stephan Brandner Peter Boehringer Mariana Harder-Kühnel |
| Preceded by | Jörg Meuthen |
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany in the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2017 Serving with Tino Chrupalla | |
| Chief Whip | Bernd Baumann |
| Deputy | Peter Felser Leif-Erik Holm Sebastian Münzenmaier Beatrix von Storch |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Leader of Alternative for Germany in Baden-Württemberg | |
| In office 15 February 2020 – 17 July 2022 | |
| Deputy | Martin Hess Marc Jongen Markus Frohnmaier |
| Preceded by | Bernd Gögel Dirk Spaniel |
| Succeeded by | Markus Frohnmaier Emil Sänze |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Sahra Wagenknecht Dietmar Bartsch |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Brinkhaus |
| Member of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Constituency | AfD List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alice Elisabeth Weidel 6 February 1979 Gütersloh, West Germany |
| Political party | Alternative for Germany |
| Domestic partner | Sarah Bossard |
| Children | 2 |
| Residences | |
| Alma mater | University of Bayreuth |
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