Joachim Kuhs Explained

Party:Alternative for Germany
Constituency Mp:Germany
Term Start:2 July 2019[1] [2]
Parliament:European
Birth Date:1956
Nationality:German

Joachim Kuhs (born 25 June 1956 in Schonach) is a German politician who is serving as an Alternative for Germany Member of the European Parliament.[3]

Kuhs worked as a magistrate and for the State Audit Office in Freiburg. He first joined AfD in 2013, being an early member of the party.[4] Within the AfD, he is a member of the Christians in the AfD (ChrAfD) group.[5]

In May 2019, he was elected to the European Parliament for the AfD. In the German local elections taking place at the same time, he was elected to the municipal council of Baden-Baden.[6] In the European Parliament, he sits with the Identity and Democracy group.

In 2020, German journalist Michael Kraske claimed that Kuhs had stated with the "old parties" in Germany would "force the Africanization of our culture."[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Key dates ahead. European Parliament . 28 May 2019 . 20 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Key dates ahead. BBC News. 28 May 2019 . 22 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Alle Gewählte in alphabetischer Reihenfolge. Der Bundeswahlleiter. de. 2 December 2019.
  4. https://www.domradio.de/themen/kirche-und-politik/2017-10-20/joachim-kuhs-leitet-kommissarisch-christen-der-afd?page=2 Joachim Kuhs leitet kommissarisch "Christen in der AfD"
  5. https://www.idea.de/politik/detail/christen-in-der-afd-stellvertretender-vorsitzender-im-bundesvorstand-103488.html „Christen in der AfD“: Stellvertretender Vorsitzender im Bundesvorstand
  6. https://www.baden-baden.de/static/stadt/site/wahlen/kommunalwahl2019/211000g-2019.htm Endgültiges Wahlergebnis der Gemeinderatswahl 2019
  7. [Michael Kraske]