Roland Hartwig (born 22 September 1954) is a German politician for the

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(AfD) and member of the

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between 2017 and 2021.

Life and achievements

Hartwig was born 1954 in

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and studied

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at the

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and became a

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in 1984. Hartwig was 'Chefsyndikus' (chief

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) of the law department of the world leading chemical

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from 1999 to 2016 Hartwig entered the newly founded AfD in 2013 and is since the

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member of the Bundestag.

Political positions

Hartwig attended a secret meeting on 25 November 2023 at the Landhaus Adlon in Potsdam with participants from the New Right, including Austrian Identitarian

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. At the meeting, a "master plan" for the practical implementation of the expulsion of millions of people from Germany, including those with German citizenship (so-called remigration), was reportedly discussed. In this context, Hartwig is said to have stated that he wanted to take the contents of the meeting to the AfD leadership. The AfD subsequently fired Hartwig.

References

Living people 1954 births Politicians from Berlin 20th-century German lawyers University of Freiburg alumni Bayer people Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub