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Christoph Grimm | |
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 Christoph Grimm in 2017 | |
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 2025 | |
| Constituency | Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I |
| Member of theLandtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-04-03)3 April 1957 (age 68) |
| Party | Alternative for Germany (since 2013) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party (until 2013) |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
Christoph Grimm (born 3 April 1957) is a German lawyer and politician from theAlternative for Germany (AfD).
Grimm grew up inQuickborn, graduated from high school in 1980 and then studied law at theUniversity of Hamburg. After his studies, he became a lawyer. From 1993 to 1998, he worked as a freelancer on behalf of the Ministry of Justice inGrevesmühlen, helping to set up the local administration. His duties included the return of assets to formerGDR citizens who had moved to theFederal Republic of Germany. An attempt to sue for a permanent position on the grounds that he had beenbogusly self-employed failed in court. He then worked as a freelance lawyer, first in Hamburg and then inDassow.
Grimm is married.
In 1980 he joined theJusos and theSocial Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). In 2013 he left the SPD and became one of the co-founders of the AfD.
In the2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, he stood as a candidate in 6th place on the AfDstate list and was thus able to enter the state parliament. He did not stand again in the 2021state election and thus left the state parliament.
In the2017 German federal election, Grimm ran unsuccessfully in theLudwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Rostock I constituency and was ranked 6th on the AfDstate list. In the2025 federal election, he stood again in the same constituency and was elected receiving adirect mandate with 36.9% of thefirst vote.[1]
