Mariana Harder-Kühnel (born 16 August 1974) is a German politician of the

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(AfD) party. Since October 2017, she has served as member of the

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. In November 2018, the AfD unsuccessfully nominated Harder-Kühnel for the vacant post of one of the Vice Presidents of the Bundestag. Harder-Kühnel is married and has three children. She is a practicing

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1974 births Living people People from Gelnhausen University of Giessen alumni German Roman Catholics Members of the Bundestag for Hesse Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany Female members of the Bundestag 21st-century German women politicians {{Germany-AFD-politician-stub