Peter Boehringer Explained

Peter Boehringer
Office:	Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:	24 October 2017
Birth Date:	6 April 1969
Birth Place:	Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany
Party:	AfD
Nationality:	German

Peter Boehringer (born 6 April 1969) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag, the federal legislative body. From 2018 until 2021 he was Chairman of the Budgetary Committee of the German Bundestag.

Life and achievements

Boehringer was born 1969 in the West German town of Schwäbisch Gmünd and studied at the EBS University of Business and Law. He has a Master of Business Administration.^[1]

Boehringer is member of the German libertarian Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung.^[2]

In 2015, Boehringer entered the populist AfD^[3] and became member of the Bundestag in 2017.

He gained some media attention after a foul-worded group email from him become public in which he called the German chancellor Angela Merkel 'Merkelnutte', using a German term for prostitute.^{[4] [5]}

Boehringer denies the scientific consensus on climate change.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peter Boehringer. Deutscher Bundestag.
2. Web site: Liberale Hayek-Gesellschaft - "Mistbeet der AfD"?. Liberal Hayek Society – "Hotbed of the AfD"?. Katja. Riedel. Sebastian. Pittelkow. Süddeutsche.de. 2017-07-14. de. 2024-05-28.
3. Web site: Peter Boehringer - "Der Polarisierer". Peter Bohringer - "The Polarizer". Johannes. Reichart. BR. 2021-09-25. de. 2024-05-28.
4. Web site: Peter Boehringer: E-Mail bringt AfD-Mann in Erklärungsnot. Peter Boehringer: E-Mail gets AfD politician into a struggle to explain. Melanie. Amann. February 10, 2018. Spiegel.de. de. 2024-05-28.
5. Web site: German Turks to sue AfD on 'camel drivers' slur. France 24. 2018-02-15. 2024-05-28.
6. Web site: Abschluss-Bericht vom Welt-CO2-Kirchentag · Peter Boehringer. Pboehringer.com.