Kristin Brinker Explained

Kristin Brinker (born April 6, 1972 in Bernburg) is a German politician. A member of the Alternative for Germany (AFD) party, Brinker has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2016. Brinker has been state chair of the Berlin AfD since March 2021.

Life

Kristin Brinker was born in Bernburg in the Bezirk Halle of East Germany in 1972 and, according to her own account, grew up working-class. Brinker became an investment advisor at the Berliner Volksbank and trained as a cooperative bank clerk.^{[1] [2]}

Brinker was head of German Taxpayers Federation Berlin from 2012 to 2016 and then founding the Berlin state organization of far-right Alternative for Germany.^{[3] [4]}

Brinker joined the AfD in 2013 and is considered part of the “more liberal" wing of the party.^[5] Brinker defeated Beatrix von Storch in 2021 to become chair of the Berlin AfD.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leister. Annika. Kristin Brinker (AfD): "Sicher wird man als Frau auch mal vorgeschoben". 2021-10-02. Berliner Zeitung. August 2020 . de.
2. Web site: Kristin Brinker. 2021-10-02. AfD-Fraktion Berlin. de.
3. Web site: Dr. Kristin Brinker . 2024-01-22 . Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin . de.
4. Web site: Rundfunk 91.4 . Berliner . Kristin Brinker für die AfD . 2024-01-22 . berliner-rundfunk.de . de.
5. Web site: 2016-09-24. Die parteiinternen Fronten der AfD - Berlin - Aktuelle Nachrichten - Berliner Morgenpost. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924161759/http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article208283549/Die-parteiinternen-Fronten-der-AfD.html. 2016-09-24.
6. News: Sieg gegen Beatrix von Storch: Brinker überraschend zur Berliner AfD-Vorsitzenden gewählt. de. FAZ.NET. 2021-10-02. 0174-4909.