Mario Mieruch
Mario Mieruch (born 16 August 1975) is a German politician, elected to the Bundestag in September 2017 as a member of Alternative for Germany. He left the party's parliamentary bloc the following month.
Life
Mieruch was born in Magdeburg. After compulsory military service, he completed a degree in mechatronics and has worked in industrial automation since 2000.[1]
Political career
Mieruch was part of Wahlalternative 2013 and then became a founding member of Alternative for Germany.[1] He was elected to the Bundestag on the party list in the September 2017 election.[1][2] The following month, he followed the party leader Frauke Petry in leaving its parliamentary bloc to become an independent on grounds that it was failing to distance itself from right-wing extremist elements, in particular Björn Höcke.[2][3][4]
Personal life
He lives in Metelen and has been married for twenty years.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Mario Mieruch" (in German). Alternative für Deutschland North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b Bernd Schlusemann (2017-10-05). "Wahlkreiskandidat: Mario Mieruch verlässt die AfD-Fraktion im Bundestag". MünsterlandZeitung (in German). Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ "Bundestag: Weiterer Abgeordneter verlässt AfD-Fraktion". Die Zeit (in German). 2017-10-04. ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Far-right German lawmaker quits over colleague's Nazi guilt remark". Times of Israel. AFP. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-05.