Uwe Witt Explained

Uwe Witt
Office:Member of the Bundestag
Term Start:24 October 2017
Birth Date:1959 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Witten, West Germany
Party:Independent (since Aug 2022)
Centre Party (Jan 2022 - Aug 2022)
AfD (until 2021)
Nationality:German

Uwe Witt (born 1 October 1959 in Witten) is a German independent politician, serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017.

Formerly a member of Alternative for Germany (AfD), Witt resigned from the party in December 2021, citing extremist elements in the party.

He joined the Centre Party in January 2022, though would later resign from the party in August that same year.

Life

Born in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Witt became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election.[1] [2] Witt has served as a party list member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017. He previously served as a member of Alternative for Germany before defecting to the Centre Party in January 2022.

He is a member of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs and the Committee for Health.[3] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uwe Witt. AfD-Fraktion im deutschen Bundestag. de-DE. 2020-03-18.
  2. News: 2022-01-18. Uwe Witt: Ex-AfD-Abgeordneter nun für Zentrumspartei im Bundestag. de. Der Spiegel. 2022-01-18. 2195-1349.
  3. Web site: German Bundestag - Labour and Social Affairs. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-18.
  4. Web site: German Bundestag - Health. German Bundestag. en. 2020-03-18.