Mario Mieruch (born 16 August 1975) is a German politician, elected to the
Bundestag
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in September 2017 as a member of
Alternative for Germany
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. He left the party's parliamentary bloc the following month.
Life
Mieruch was born in
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river.
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...
. After compulsory military service, he completed a degree in
mechatronics
Mechatronics engineering, also called mechatronics, is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems employing mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer engineering, and also ...
and has worked in industrial automation since 2000.
Political career
Mieruch was part of
Wahlalternative 2013 and then became a founding member of Alternative for Germany.
[ He was elected to the Bundestag on the party list in the September 2017 election.]Frauke Petry
Frauke Petry (; ; born 1 June 1975) is a German politician who chaired the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from July 2015 to September 2017. A chemist by training and with a professional background as a businesswoman, some political scienti ...
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
Björn Uwe Höcke (born 1 April 1972) is a German politician of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. He is chair of the state branch of the AfD in Thuringia, that is classified as a right-wing extremist organization. Höcke led th ...
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Personal life
He lived in Metelen
Metelen is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Vechte in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt. Metelen Land station is located on the Münster–Enschede railway and has an hourly train service ...
at the time when he left the AfD in 2017.
References
External links
Official biography at Bundestag
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1975 births
Living people
Politicians from Magdeburg
People from Bezirk Magdeburg
Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia
Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021
Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany