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Kay Gottschalk (born 12 December 1965) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and member of the German federal parliament.

Life and politics

Gottschalk was born 1965 in Hamburg and studied business administration and law. He went on to become an insurance manager.[1][2]

At the 2017 German federal election he was elected member of parliament through a list place in North Rhine-Westphalia.[1]

In December 2017 he was elected as a deputy leader of the AfD.[3] Since 2019 he was married. His husband died on March 1, 2023.[4]

Following Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gottschalk, alongside AfD MEP Guido Reil and a delegation of NRW Landtag visited Ukraine and declared solidarity, representing a minority in the generally pro-Russian party.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "AfD-Abgeordnete: Rechts bis extrem im Bundestag". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Kay Gottschalk". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Flügelschlagen unter Aufsicht von Gauland und Meuthen" (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. ^ Queer.de: AfD-Abgeordneter outet sich im Bundestag als schwul, March 2, 2023
  5. ^ "Alternative for Russia: How the AfD is systematically turning towards Russia". correctiv.org. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.


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