Heiko Heßenkemper
Appearance
Heiko Heßenkemper | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 January 1956 |
Nationality | German |
Political party | AfD |
Heiko Heßenkemper (born 11 January 1956) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.
Life and politics
Heßenkemper was born 1956 in the West German town of Hamm and studied physics at the Clausthal University of Technology. He became a professor in 1995.[1]
Heßenkemper entered the populist AfD in 2014 and became a member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election [2]
Heßenkemper is considered to be part of the right-wing of the AfD.[3]
Heßenkemper denies the scientific consensus on climate change.[4]
References
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper". bundestag.de. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "abgeordnetenwatch.de | Profil von Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper, AfD - Bundestag". abgeordnetenwatch.de. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "AfD-Abgeordnete: Rechts bis extrem im Bundestag | Zeit Online". zeit.de. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "12.8.2019: Heiko Hessenkemper über Zeitsprünge, Grünen-Zitate und die bevorstehende Sachsenwahl". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-09-14.