Kay Gottschalk (born 12 December 1965) is a German politician of the

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. I ...

(AfD) and member of the German federal parliament.

Life and politics

Gottschalk was born 1965 in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

and studied

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

and

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. He went on to become an insurance manager. At the 2017 German federal election he was elected member of parliament through a list place in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

. In December 2017 he was elected as a deputy leader of the AfD.

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1965 births Living people Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub