Alexander Gauland
Alexander Gauland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gauland in May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 December 2017 – 30 November 2019 Serving with Jörg Meuthen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Frauke Petry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tino Chrupalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 Serving with Alice Weidel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sahra Wagenknecht Dietmar Bartsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ralph Brinkhaus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany in the Bundestag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 September 2017 – 30 September 2021 Serving with Alice Weidel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Bernd Baumann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Tino Chrupalla Peter Felser Leif-Erik Holm Sebastian Münzenmaier Beatrix von Storch← | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tino Chrupalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State Secretary and Chief of the Hessian State Chancellery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 April 1987 – 5 April 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister-President | Walter Wallmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Paul Leo Giani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hans Joachim Suchan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Bundestag for Brandenburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 October 2017 – 24 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Multi-member district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | AfD List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Bundestag for Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Detlef Müller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Chemnitz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Alexander Eberhardt Gauland 20 February 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Alternative for Germany (2013–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Union (1973–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic partner | Carola Hein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Marburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eberhardt Alexander Gauland (born 20 February 1941) is a German politician, journalist and lawyer who served as leader of the political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag from September 2017 to 2021, and co-leader of the party from December 2017 to November 2019. He has been the Member of the Bundestag (MdB) for Chemnitz since March 2025, having previously served on the state list of Brandenburg from September 2017. Gauland was the party's co-founder and was its federal spokesman from 2017 to 2019 and the party leader for the state of Brandenburg from 2013 to 2017.