Uwe Witt (born 1 October 1959 in

Witten Witten () is a city with almost 100,000 inhabitants in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. Geography Witten is situated in the Ruhr valley, in the southern Ruhr area. Bordering municipalities * Bochum ...

) is a German politician, serving as a member of the

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since

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. Formerly a member of

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(AfD), Witt resigned from the party in December 2021, citing extremist elements in the party. He joined the Centre Party in January 2022, though would later resign from the party in August that same year. He ended up with

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(BD) in December 2024.

Life

Born in

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, Witt became a member of the Bundestag after the

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. Witt has served as a

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member of the

from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017. He previously served as a member of

before defecting to the Centre Party in January 2022. Witt joined BD in late December 2024, making him his new party's first federal legislator. He is a member of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee for Health.

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Bundestag biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Witt, Uwe 1959 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany Members of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein Centre Party (Germany) politicians People from Witten