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Rainer Rothfuß
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2 March 2023
Preceded by Corinna Miazga
Constituency Oberallgäu
Personal details
Born (1971-04-19) 19 April 1971 (age 53)
Freudenstadt, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party Alternative for Germany (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Social Union in Bavaria (2004–2017)

Rainer Rothfuß (born 19 April 1971) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag for Bavaria since 2023.

Life and politics

Rothfuß was born in the West German town of Freudenstadt and studied geography in Tübingen and Stuttgart. [1] He joined the Christian Social Union in 2004 and was active on a regional level. Rothfuß joined the Alternative for Germany in 2018. [2]

In the 2021 German federal election, he contested Oberallgäu but came in sixth place. He joined the Bundestag in 2023 following the death of Corinna Miazga. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Lindauer Ex-OB-Kandidat wechselt von der CSU zur AfD". schwaebische.de (in German). 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Rainer Rothfuß". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Lindauer Stadtrat Rainer Rothfuß wird Abgeordneter im Bundestag". schwaebische.de (in German). 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-22.