Alexander Gauland

Member of the Bundestag
for SaxonyAssumed office
25 March 2025Preceded byDetlef MüllerConstituencyChemnitzPersonal detailsBornAlexander Eberhardt Gauland
(1941-02-20) 20 February 1941
PartyAlternative for Germany (2013–present)Christian Democratic Union (1973–2013)Carola HeinChildren2Alma materUniversity of Marburg

Eberhardt Alexander Gauland (born 20 February 1941) is a German politician, journalist and lawyer who served as leader of the political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag from September 2017 to 2021, and co-leader of the party from December 2017 to November 2019. He has been the Member of the Bundestag (MdB) for Chemnitz since March 2025, having previously served on the state list of Brandenburg from September 2017. Gauland was the party's co-founder and was its federal spokesman from 2017 to 2019 and the party leader for the state of Brandenburg from 2013 to 2017.