Biography:Udo Hemmelgarn
Udo Hemmelgarn | |
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| Born | 4 May 1959 Harsewinkel, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | AfD (2013-present) |
Udo Hemmelgarn (born 4 May 1959) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.
Life and politics
Hemmelgarn was born 1959 in the West German town of Harsewinkel and worked as self-reliant merchandiser.[1] He entered the newly founded AfD in 2013 and became a member of the Bundestag, the primary law-making body, after the 2017 German federal election. [2]
Positions and Controversies
Hemmelgarn denies the scientific consensus on climate change.[3]
Hemmelgarn was alleged to be part of the far right-wing Reichsbürgerbewegung [4] He contested the allegations. [5]
In 2019 Hemmelgarn organized a secret travel of four AfD members of Bundestag to Syria. He is a strong supporter of a "new Syria-policy" in Bundestag. For AfD that ment a backing of the Assad-regime and the supporting Russin government by German official politic.[6]
References
- ↑ "Deutscher Bundestag - Udo Theodor Hemmelgarn". https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/H/520272-520272.
- ↑ "Udo Hemmelgarn (MdB)". https://www.udo-hemmelgarn.de/.
- ↑ "»Die Gegenbewegung zu 68«". https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/OWL/Sommerinterviews/3913168-Das-Sommerinterview-AfD-Bundestagsabgeordneter-Udo-Hemmelgarn-Die-Gegenbewegung-zu-68.
- ↑ ONLINE, RP. "Düsseldorf: AfD-Abgeordneter scheitert vor Gericht gegen RP". https://rp-online.de/politik/afd-abgeordneter-scheitert-vor-gericht-gegen-rp_aid-20878011.
- ↑ "AfD-Abgeordnete offenbar mit Diplomatenpässen auf Krim eingereist". May 23, 2019. https://diepresse.com/home/ausland/aussenpolitik/5633423/AfDAbgeordnete-offenbar-mit-Diplomatenpaessen-auf-Krim-eingereist.
- ↑ ONLINE, tagesschau.de. "Error: no
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