René Springer | |
|---|---|
 Springer in 2020 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | Märkisch-Oderland – Barnim II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1979-07-15)15 July 1979 (age 46) |
| Political party | Alternative for Germany |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | rene-springer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Branch/service | Bundeswehr German Navy |
| Years of service | 1997–2009 |
René Springer (born 15 July 1979) is a German politician of theAlternative for Germany (AfD). Springer has served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBrandenburg since 2017, and the leader of the AfD state section in Brandenburg since 2024.
Springer was born on 15 July 1979 inEast Berlin,East Germany. He completed hisRealschulabschluss in 1996. Between 1997 and 2009 he served in theGerman Navy, during which he mastered anapprenticeship as an electrician as well as completing hisAbitur and serving inAfghanistan for six months. Springer then went on to studypolitical science and worked for theGerman Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), supporting electrification inMozambique.[1][2]
By the end of 2014, Springer became the personal advisor ofAlexander Gauland, starting his political career.[2]
He became member of theBundestag after the2017 German federal election[2] and was reelected during the2025 German federal election, now serving for the constituencyMärkisch-Oderland – Barnim II.[3] He is a member of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs[4] and a deputy member of the Budget Committee.[2] In 2024, he became the leader of theBrandenburg state section of the AfD.[5]
In 2019, Springer commented on theWar in Afghanistan that German troops "have no business being in Afghanistan".[6] Springer supports a sovereign German foreign policy and a peaceful coexistence with other nations on the international stage, also advocating for a 'Europe of Fatherlands' (Europa der Vaterländer) while opposing the currentEuropean Union.[7][8]
In January 2024, Springer spoke in favor ofRemigration, by writing onX,"We will return foreigners to their homeland. Millions of times. This is not a secret plan. It’s a promise. For more security. For more justice. To preserve our identity. For Germany." in reference to the2023 Potsdam far-right meeting.[9][10]
Springer is married and has two children. He is not a member of either of the state-recognized churches.[1] He lives inEberswalde.[11]
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