Jörg Urban (born 4 August 1964) is a German politician for the

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(AfD) party and has been a member of the

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since 2014. Since 2017, he has been the leader of the

party in the Landtag.

Career

Urban was born in 1964 in Meißen. He completed three years of voluntary military service with the

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and studied

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at the

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. Urban was formerly affiliated with Grüne Liga, a conservationist political party. He was also briefly a member of the

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. In 2013, Urban became a member of the far-right AfD during a run for the

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. Until November 2014 he was chairman of the AfD district association in Dresden. He was elected to the Landtag of Saxony in 2014 on a list seat. In 2017, he succeeded

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as the leader of the AfD party in the state of

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and the leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Landtag of Saxony. After the

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, the AfD became the second largest party in the Saxon landtag, and Urban became the

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Personal life

Jörg Urban has lived in Dresden since 1986, is married, has three children. He is a

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References

1964 births Alternative for Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Saxony People from Meissen Living people {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub