Karsten Hilse (born 12 December 1964) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Karsten Hilse
Karsten Hilse, 2019
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 59)
NationalityGerman
Political partyAfD

Life and politics edit

Hilse was born 1964 in the East German town of Hoyerswerda and became a police officer [1]

Hilse joined the AfD in 2016 and became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election.[2]

Hilse denies the scientific consensus on climate change.[3]

He polemicised against the resettlement of the wolf in the rural area of lusatia[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Karsten Hilse". bundestag.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ "abgeordnetenwatch.de | Profil von Karsten Hilse, AfD - Bundestag". abgeordnetenwatch.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Bundestag: AfD nennt Klimawandel "Irrlehre"". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Haben Sie nur ein Thema, Herr Hilse? | Sächsische.de". saechsische.de. Retrieved 14 September 2019.