Heiko Heßenkemper, also spelled Heiko Hessenkemper (born 11 January 1956), is a German politician, until June 2021 for the Alternative for Germany, and was member of the Bundestag from 2017 to 2021.
Heiko Heßenkemper | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 8 October 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1956 |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Alternative for Germany (2014–2021) |
Life and politics edit
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 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] He has participated in Pegida demonstrations.[4]
Heßenkemper denies the scientific consensus on climate change.[5] Heßenkemper has stated that he will not be a candidate in the 2021 German federal election.[6] He left AfD in June 2021, three month before the 2021 federal election.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper". bundestag.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "abgeordnetenwatch.de | Profil von Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper, AfD - Bundestag". abgeordnetenwatch.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Biermann, Kai; Geisler, Astrid; Holzinger, Christina; Middelhoff, Paul; Polke-Majewski, Karsten; Steffen, Tilman (24 October 2017). "AfD-Abgeordnete: Rechts bis extrem im Bundestag | Zeit Online". Die Zeit. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Leidig, Eviane (2021). The Radical Right During Crisis: CARR Yearbook 2020/2021. ibidem. p. 119. ISBN 9783838215761.
- ^ "12.8.2019: Heiko Hessenkemper über Zeitsprünge, Grünen-Zitate und die bevorstehende Sachsenwahl". YouTube. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Saechsische.de: Muldaerin will für AfD in den Bundestag (german), October 2020
- ^ "AfD: Bundestagsabgeordnete Hollnagel und Hessenkemper treten aus Partei aus". Der Spiegel (in German). 30 June 2021. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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