Steffen Kotré (born 29 April 1974 in

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, East Germany) is a German politician for the

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(AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Life and politics

Kotre was born 1974 in

and studied engineering management. He is member of the fraternity Corps Berlin. In 2013, Kotre entered the newly founded

(AfD) and after the

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became a member of the Bundestag representing Brandenburg. As of 2019, Kotre denied the

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. In February 2023, Kotré appeared in a Russian TV show by

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. He stated that German mainstream media were doing all they could to turn Germans against Russia and criticised German weapon deliveries to Ukraine. According to an AfD spokesman Kotré’s participation in the TV show was "not known" to the party.

References

1974 births Politicians from Berlin Steffen Kotré Members of the Bundestag for Brandenburg Living people Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub