Steffen Kotré Explained

Steffen Kotré
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:24 October 2017
Birth Date:29 April 1974
Party:AfD
Nationality:German

Steffen Kotré (born 29 April 1974 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Life and politics

Kotre was born 1974 in East Berlin and studied engineering management.[1] He is member of the fraternity Corps Berlin.[2]

In 2013, Kotre entered the newly founded Alternative for Germany (AfD) and after the 2017 German federal election became a member of the Bundestag representing Brandenburg.[3]

As of 2019, Kotre denied the scientific consensus on climate change.[4]

In February 2023, Kotré appeared in a Russian TV show by Vladimir Solovyov (TV presenter). He stated that German mainstream media were doing all they could to turn Germans against Russia and criticised German weapon deliveries to Ukraine.[5] According to an AfD spokesman Kotré’s participation in the TV show was "not known" to the party.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deutscher Bundestag - Steffen Kotré. bundestag.de. 2019-09-12.
  2. Web site: Der gefürchtete Kandidat - Brandenburg - Berliner Morgenpost. morgenpost.de. 11 September 2014 . 2019-09-12.
  3. Web site: Vita – Steffen Kotré – Energiepolitik im Bundestag. steffenkotre.de. 2019-09-12.
  4. Web site: Regierung ist der Sargnagel unserer gesicherten Stromversorgung! - Steffen Kotré - AfD-Fraktion - AfD-Fraktion im deutschen Bundestag. afdbundestag.de. 4 April 2019 . 2019-09-12.
  5. News: 2023-02-03 . Ukraine-Liveticker: Leopard-1-Panzer wurden laut Melnyk schon im April angeboten . de . FAZ.NET . 2023-02-03 . 0174-4909.
  6. News: Philipp Sandmann . 2023-02-02 . AfD-Politiker tritt in Propaganda-Show des Kreml auf . de . ntv Nachrichtenfernsehen . 2023-02-03.