Martin Hess (politician)

Martin Hess (born 11 January 1971) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Martin Hess
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1971-01-11) 11 January 1971
Hechingen, Germany
Political partyAfD

Life and achievements

Hess was born 1971 in the West German township of Hechingen and became a police officer at the Baden-Württemberg Police.[1]

Hess entered the newly founded Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2013 and became a member of the Bundestag, the German federal law-making body in 2017.[2]

In February 2019 he lost a crucial vote at a state political convention (Landesparteitag) of the AfD in Baden-Württemberg against Dirk Spaniel.[3]

References
  1. "Deutscher Bundestag – Martin Hess".
  2. "abgeordnetenwatch.de | Profil von Martin Hess, AfD – Bundestag". abgeordnetenwatch.de.
  3. "Intrige gegen Bundestagsabgeordneten erschüttert Südwest-AfD" [Intrigue against members of the Bundestag shakes Südwest-AfD]. Westfalen-Blatt (in German). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.


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