Robby Schlund (born 19 February 1967) is a German politician for the populist

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (german: link=no, Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; ) is a right-wing populist * * * * * * * political party in Germany. AfD is known for its opposition to the European Union, as well as immigration to Germany ...

(AfD) party and from 2017 to 2021 member of the

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, the federal legislative body.

Biography

Schlund was born 1967 in the East German town of

Gera Gera is a city in the German state of Thuringia. With around 93,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt and Jena as well as the easternmost city of the ''Thüringer Städtekette'', an almost straight string of cit ...

and was a professional soldier in the state socialist

National People's Army The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990. The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) an ...

of the

GDR East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In t ...

. Schlund entered the newly founded populist AfD and delineates himself as a member of the right-wing factional cluster '

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' (the wing) around

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. After the

2017 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 24 September 2017 to elect the members of the 19th Bundestag. At stake were at least 598 seats in the Bundestag, as well as 111 overhang and leveling seats determined thereafter. The Christian Democr ...

he became a member of the Bundestag.

References

Living people 1967 births People from Gera Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany Politicians affected by a party expulsion process Robby Schlund {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub