Rainer Rothfuß Explained

Rainer Rothfuß
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:2 March 2023
Predecessor:Corinna Miazga
Constituency:Oberallgäu
Birth Date:1971 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Freudenstadt, West Germany (now Germany)
Party:Alternative for Germany (2018present)
Otherparty:Christian Social Union in Bavaria (20042017)
Nationality:German

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-06-29 . Lindauer Ex-OB-Kandidat wechselt von der CSU zur AfD . 2023-06-22 . schwaebische.de . de.
  2. Web site: Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Rainer Rothfuß. 19 April 2024. bundestag.de. de.
  3. Web site: 2023-02-27 . Lindauer Stadtrat Rainer Rothfuß wird Abgeordneter im Bundestag . 2023-06-22 . schwaebische.de . de.