Jan Wenzel Schmidt (born 8 October 1991 in Magdeburg, Germany) is a German politician for the AfD and since 2021 member of the Bundestag, the federal diet.[1] Schmidt is member of the right-wing extremist AfD state association Saxony-Anhalt.

Life and politics

Schmdit became member of AfD in 2014. One year later he was co-founder of the rightwing extremist youth organization Junge Alternative (young alternative for Germany) and became their first chairmen. In 2016 he was elected to the Landtag of Saxony Anhalt.[2] He became member of the Bundestag in 2021.[3]

References

  1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Jan Wenzel Schmidt". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. Sachsen-Anhalt, Landtag von. "Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt - Biografien". Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. "Staatsaffäre: Zocker an der Elbe: In Sachsen-Anhalt schwelt ein Wettskandal". www.handelsblatt.com.


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