Kurt Kleinschmidt

Kurt Kleinschmidt
State Chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 August 2022
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-07) February 7, 1967 (age 57)
Political party	Alternative for Germany

Kurt Klaus Kleinschmidt (born 7 February 1967) is German military officer and a politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Biography

Kleinschmidt hails from North Friesland.[1] A former soldier, he had a military career including being stationed in Kosovo and Afghanistan.[2][3] On 1 April 2022 Kleinschmidt became a senior officer in the German armed forces.[2] On 27 August 2022, he was elected chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein.[4] In the Schleswig-Holstein state election in May 2022, the party had lost all their seats.[5] In the 2023 local elections, Kleinschmidt was a candidate for North Friesland and Leck.[6]

On 3 November 2024, Kleinschmidt was selected as the top candidate in Schleswig-Holstein in the 2025 German federal election.[7] With 51 percent of the votes, party delegates elected Kleinschmidt to first place on the state list for the federal election.[8]

References

1. "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
2. "Kurt Kleinschmidt" (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
3. NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
4. "Kurt Kleinschmidt wird neuer Landesvorsitzender | AfD Schleswig-Holstein" (in German). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
5. "Germany's CDU wins Schleswig-Holstein election – DW – 05/08/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
6. "Kurt Kleinschmidt: Ihr Kandidat für Nordfriesland und Leck! | AfD Schleswig-Holstein | Nordfriesland" (in German). 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
7. NDR. "Landesparteitag der AfD in Henstedt-Ulzburg: Demonstrationen und Wiederwahl des Landesvorsitzenden Kleinschmidt". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
8. "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat". BZ (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.