Mario Mieruch Explained

Mario Mieruch
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:24 October 2017
Birth Date:16 August 1975
Nationality:German

Mario Mieruch (born 16 August 1975) is a German politician, elected to the Bundestag in September 2017 as a member of Alternative for Germany. He left the party's parliamentary bloc the following month.

Life

Mieruch was born in Magdeburg. After compulsory military service, he completed a degree in mechatronics and has worked in industrial automation since 2000.[1]

Political career

Mieruch was part of Wahlalternative 2013 and then became a founding member of Alternative for Germany.[1] He was elected to the Bundestag on the party list in the September 2017 election.[1] [2] The following month, he followed the party leader Frauke Petry in leaving its parliamentary bloc to become an independent on grounds that it was failing to distance itself from right-wing extremist elements, in particular Björn Höcke.[2] [3] [4]

Personal life

He lives in Metelen and has been married for twenty years.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mario Mieruch. Alternative für Deutschland North Rhine-Westphalia . 2017-10-05 . de.
  2. News: Bernd Schlusemann . Wahlkreiskandidat: Mario Mieruch verlässt die AfD-Fraktion im Bundestag . MünsterlandZeitung . 2017-10-05 . 2017-10-05 . de .
  3. News: Bundestag: Weiterer Abgeordneter verlässt AfD-Fraktion . 2017-10-04 . Die Zeit. 2017-10-04 . de-DE. 0044-2070.
  4. News: Far-right German lawmaker quits over colleague's Nazi guilt remark . The Times of Israel . AFP . 2017-10-05 . 2017-10-05 .