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Kurt Klaus Kleinschmidt (born 7 February 1967) is German military officer and a politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Biography

Kleinschmidt hails from North Friesland. A former soldier, he had a military career including being stationed in Kosovo and Afghanistan. On 1 April 2022 Kleinschmidt became a senior officer in the German armed forces. On 27 August 2022, he was elected chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein. In the Schleswig-Holstein state election in May 2022, the party had lost all their seats. In the 2023 local elections, Kleinschmidt was a candidate for North Friesland and Leck.

On 3 November 2024, Kleinschmidt was selected as the top candidate in Schleswig-Holstein in the 2025 German federal election. With 51 percent of the votes, party delegates elected Kleinschmidt to first place on the state list for the federal election.

References

1. "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
2. ^ "Kurt Kleinschmidt" (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
3. NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
4. "Kurt Kleinschmidt wird neuer Landesvorsitzender | AfD Schleswig-Holstein" (in German). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
5. "Germany's CDU wins Schleswig-Holstein election – DW – 05/08/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
6. "Kurt Kleinschmidt: Ihr Kandidat für Nordfriesland und Leck! | AfD Schleswig-Holstein | Nordfriesland" (in German). 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
7. NDR. "Landesparteitag der AfD in Henstedt-Ulzburg: Demonstrationen und Wiederwahl des Landesvorsitzenden Kleinschmidt". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.
8. "Kleinschmidt bleibt AfD-Landeschef und wird Spitzenkandidat". BZ (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-27.

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