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Alice Weidel

Alice Elisabeth Weidel (de; born 6 February 1979) is a German politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022.[1] Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.

Alice Weidel

MdB
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Weidel in September 2019
Leader of the Opposition
In office
24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021
Serving with Alexander Gauland
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded bySahra Wagenknecht
Dietmar Bartsch
Succeeded byRalph Brinkhaus
Leader of Alternative for Germany in the Bundestag
Assumed office
28 September 2017
Serving with Alexander Gauland
Chairman
Preceded byOffice established
Leader of Alternative for Germany in Baden-Württemberg
Assumed office
15 February 2020
Deputy
Preceded byBernd Gögel
Dirk Spaniel
Member of the Bundestag
for Baden-Württemberg
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Personal details
Born
Alice Elisabeth Weidel

(1979-02-06) 6 February 1979 (age 46)
Gütersloh, West Germany
Political partyAlternative for Germany
Domestic partnerSarah Bossard
Children2
Residence
Alma materUniversity of Bayreuth

Early life

Weidel was born in Gütersloh and grew up in Harsewinkel, where she graduated from a Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands (CJD) Gymnasium in 1998.[2] She studied economics and business administration at the University of Bayreuth and graduated as one of the best in the year in 2004.[3]

After receiving her undergraduate degree, Weidel went to work for Goldman Sachs Asset Management from July 2005 to June 2006 as an analyst in Frankfurt.[4][5] In the late 2000s, she worked at the Bank of China, and lived for six years in China.[6]

Political career

Weidel became a member of the Bundestag (MdB) in the 2017 federal election, where she was the AfD's lead candidate alongside Alexander Gauland.[7] In the 2021 federal election, she once again served as their lead candidate, alongside Tino Chrupalla.[8]

In November 2019, she became the deputy federal spokeswoman for her party. In February 2020, she became chairwoman of the AfD state association in Baden-Württemberg.[9] She left this role in 2022.

She is the first lesbian to serve as a lead candidate of her party.[10] She has been identified by the media as belonging to the more moderate conservative Alternative Mitte faction within the AfD.[11]

In 2024, she was selected as the AfD's chancellor candidate for Chancellor in the 2025 German federal election. The AfD won the second most seats in the election, a total of 152. The party aslo became the largest party in all five former East German states.[12][13]

Personal life

Since 2009, Weidel has been in a lesbian relationship with Sarah Bossard. They have two adopted sons and live in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Weidel works in Berlin and says her official residence is in her electoral district in Überlingen, Germany.[14][15][16][17]

Weidel identifies herself as an agnostic.[18]

Alice Weidel Media

  • AfD Bundesparteitag am 23. April 2017 in Köln, MARITIM Hotel

  • Weidel in 2019 in the Bundestag

References

  1. ↑ "Alice Weidel und Tino Chrupalla zum Führungsduo der AfD gewählt" (in de). Deutschlandfunk. 18 June 2022. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/afd-parteitag-bundessprecher-chrupalla-weidel-hoecke-100.html. Retrieved 26 June 2023. 
  2. ↑ Siebert, Tobias (2025-01-12). "Aufwachsen in der Provinz: Keine Heimat" (in de). Die Tageszeitung: taz. ISSN 0931-9085 . https://taz.de/Aufwachsen-in-der-Provinz/!6058279/. Retrieved 2025-01-13. 
  3. ↑ Jürgen Abel (24 May 2004). "Bayreuther Ökonom: Im Wissenschaftswettbewerb eindeutig positionieren und Stärken herausarbeiten" (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Marc Felix Serrao (2 March 2017) (in de). ALICE WEIDEL IM PORTRÄT: Alternative zu Höcke. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/afd-politikerin-alice-weidel-ist-alternative-zu-bjoern-hoecke-14895160-p2.html. Retrieved 3 August 2019. 
  5. ↑ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dr. Alice Weidel". Deutscher Bundestag (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Faiola, Anthony (15 May 2017). Germany's far right preaches traditional values. Can a lesbian mother be its new voice?. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germanys-far-right-preaches-traditional-values-can-a-lesbian-mother-be-its-new-voice/2017/05/12/3388e06a-34cc-11e7-ab03-aa29f656f13e_story.html. Retrieved 29 September 2017. 
  7. ↑ Grieshaber, Kirsten (23 April 2017). "Germany's AfD party elects Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel as general election candidates". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/german-general-election-afd-right-wing-nationalist-immigration-anti-islam-muslim-a7698126.html. Retrieved 1 May 2017. 
  8. ↑ "Weidel und Chrupalla zu Spitzenkandidaten der AfD gewählt" (in de). Der Spiegel. 25 May 2021. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/afd-alice-weidel-und-tino-chrupalla-zu-spitzenkandidaten-fuer-die-bundestagswahl-gewaehlt-a-1bab108e-ab82-46e0-acc9-520b3c31751f. Retrieved 26 June 2023. 
  9. ↑ WELT (2020-02-15). "Baden-Württemberg: Weidel zur neuen AfD-Landesvorsitzenden gewählt". DIE WELT. https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article205881227/Baden-Wuerttemberg-Weidel-zur-neuen-AfD-Landesvorsitzenden-gewaehlt.html. Retrieved 2020-03-18. 
  10. ↑ Woolsey, Barbara (20 September 2017). "Cosmopolitan Lesbian Turns Far-Right Agitator". Handelsblatt Global. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Diese Geste finden "gemäßigte" AfDler verfassungsfeindlich". WeltN24 (in Deutsch). 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Live German election results". Reuters. 23 February 2025. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GERMANY-ELECTION/RESULTS/movaynkgova/. Retrieved 24 February 2025. 
  13. ↑ Cole, Deborah (24 February 2025). "A country divided: Five key takeaways from the German election" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/a-country-divided-five-key-takeaways-from-the-german-election. Retrieved 25 February 2025. 
  14. ↑ Studer, Ruedi (2025-02-17). "Darum zahlt Alice Weidel in der Schweiz wohl keine Steuern". Blick (in Schweizer Hochdeutsch). Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  15. ↑ "AfD-Kandidatin Alice Weidel mit Coming-out auf der Wahlkampf-Bühne: "Ich bin homosexuell"" (in de). RTL Next. 21 September 2017. https://rtlnext.rtl.de/cms/afd-kandidatin-alice-weidel-mit-coming-out-auf-der-wahlkampf-buehne-ich-bin-homosexuell-4127276.html. Retrieved 21 September 2017. 
  16. ↑ Steiner, Thomas (23 April 2017). "Das neue Gesicht der AfD: Wer ist eigentlich Alice Weidel?" (in de). Badische Zeitung. https://www.badische-zeitung.de/deutschland-1/das-neue-gesicht-der-afd-wer-ist-eigentlich-alice-weidel--135970692.html. Retrieved 1 May 2017. 
  17. ↑ "AfD-Frontfrau Alice Weidel hat einen Wohnsitz in der Schweiz" (in de). Die Welt. 29 April 2017. https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article164121228/AfD-Frontfrau-Alice-Weidel-hat-einen-Wohnsitz-in-der-Schweiz.html. Retrieved 6 September 2017. 
  18. ↑ The Economic Times (2025-01-09). Elon Musk-Alice Weidel Full Conversation: Tesla CEO speaks to German far-right party AfD chief. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-12 – via YouTube.

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