Hannes Gnauck
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Hannes Gnauck (born 8 August 1991) is a German
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(AfD) politician. He was the last federal chairman of the far-right youth organization of the AfD,
Young Alternative for Germany The Young Alternative for Germany ( or JA) was a far-right youth organisation in Germany. Founded in June 2013 and dissolved in March 2025, it was made for people aged 14 to 35 years, the JA was the '' de facto'' youth wing of the Alternative for ...
(JA) and has been a member of the
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since 2021. Germany's Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) classifies him as a “recognized extremist”.


Life and politics

Gnauck was born 1991 in
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. After graduating school with
Mittlere Reife The Mittlere Reife (, lit. ''"Middle Maturity"'') is a school-leaving certificate in Germany that is usually awarded after ten years of schooling. It is roughly comparable with the British GCSE. The official name varies between the federal st ...
, he studied sport and fitness administration, working as a clerk for two years. Between 2014 and 2021, Gnauck was a soldier in the
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. The Bundeswehr's Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) classifies him as a “recognized extremist”. MAD investigates information about possible anti-constitutional efforts within the armed forces. After the MAD determined in 2020 that Gnauck is a right-wing extremist, the Bundeswehr law was applied to him. He is forbidden to wear the Bundeswehr uniform, he is forbidden from duty and he is only allowed to enter Bundeswehr facilities when he is asked to do so by the Bundeswehr. In 2021, Hannes Gnauck was elected as the successor to Carlo Clemens as federal chairman of the far-right youth organization of AfD, JA. Gnauck would hold that office until the party was dissolved in 2025. He was elected to the Bundestag in 2021. There he represents the AfD in the defense committee. Politicians from other parties criticize sharply that an extremist, investigated by German Intelligent Service is part of the state defence committee.


References

Living people 1991 births Alternative for Germany politicians Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 People from Prenzlau Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029 {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub