Jens Kestner (born 25 December 1971) is a German politician for the

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(AfD) and since 2017 member of the

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Life and politics

Kestner was born 1971 in the West German town of

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and became a

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. In 2014 Kestner entered the newly founded

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AfD and became after the

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member of the Bundestag. Since 2020 Kestner is chairman of the federal state party organisation of the AfD in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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1971 births People from Northeim Members of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony Living people Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub