Jens Kestner

Jens Kestner (born 25 December 1971) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Jens Kestner
MdB a.D.
Kestner in 2019
Leader of the Alternative for Germany in Lower Saxony
Assumed office
12 September 2020
General SecretaryNicolas Lehrke
DeputyChristopher Emden
Preceded byDana Guth
Member of the Bundestag
for Lower Saxony
In office
24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byDirk Brandes
ConstituencyAlternative for Germany list
Personal details
Born(1971-12-25)25 December 1971
Northeim, West Germany (now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Political partyAlternative for Germany (2014–)
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democratic Union (2000)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Businessman
  • Soldier
  • Mortician
WebsiteOfficial Bundestag website

Life and politics

Kestner was born 1971 in the West German town of Northeim and became a funeral director.[1] In 2014 Kestner entered the newly founded populist AfD and became after the 2017 German federal election member of the Bundestag.[2] Since 2020 Kestner is chairman of the federal state party organisation of the AfD in Lower Saxony.[3]

References
  1. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/520974-520974.
  2. "JENS KESTNER - MdB - AfD Fraktion im Bundestag". JENS KESTNER - MdB - AfD Fraktion im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. "AfD Niedersachsen wählt Jens Kestner zu neuem Vorsitzenden". 12 September 2020.


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