Michael Kaufmann | |
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| Member of theBundestag forSaalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Weiler |
| Vice President of theLandtag of Thuringia | |
| In office 5 March 2020 – 5 November 2021 | |
| President | Birgit Pommer |
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| Born | (1964-04-21)21 April 1964 (age 61) |
| Political party | AfD |
| Children | 2 |
Michael Heinz Kaufmann (born 21 April 1964) is a German politician from theAfD. He has beenMember of the German Bundestag forSaalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis since2021.[1]
Kaufmann was born inGera.
Kaufmann was elected to theLandtag of Thuringia in2019. On 5 March 2020 he was elected vice president of the Landtag with the narrowest possible majority, marking the first time the Thuringian AfD faction held this office.[2] In the2021 German federal election he defeatedCDU incumbentAlbert Weiler. Consequently, on 5 November 2021 Kaufmann resigned as member of the Landtag of Thuringia.[3] Kaufmann was re-elected in the2025 German federal election by keeping hisdirect mandate.[4]
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