Mario Mieruch

Mario Mieruch
Mario Mieruch, 2019
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 October 2017
Personal details
Born	(1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 49)
Nationality	German

Mario Mieruch (born 16 August 1975) is a German politician, elected to the Bundestag in September 2017 as a member of Alternative for Germany. He left the party's parliamentary bloc the following month.

Life

Mieruch was born in Magdeburg. After compulsory military service, he completed a degree in mechatronics and has worked in industrial automation since 2000.[1]

Political career

Mieruch was part of Wahlalternative 2013 and then became a founding member of Alternative for Germany.[1] He was elected to the Bundestag on the party list in the September 2017 election.[1][2] The following month, he followed the party leader Frauke Petry in leaving its parliamentary bloc to become an independent on grounds that it was failing to distance itself from right-wing extremist elements, in particular Björn Höcke.[2][3][4]

Personal life

He lives in Metelen and has been married for twenty years.[1]

References

1. "Mario Mieruch" (in German). Alternative für Deutschland North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
2. Bernd Schlusemann (5 October 2017). "Wahlkreiskandidat: Mario Mieruch verlässt die AfD-Fraktion im Bundestag". MünsterlandZeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
3. "Bundestag: Weiterer Abgeordneter verlässt AfD-Fraktion". Die Zeit (in German). 4 October 2017. ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
4. "Far-right German lawmaker quits over colleague's Nazi guilt remark". The Times of Israel. AFP. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

External links

• Official biography at Bundestag (in German)