Kay Gottschalk (born 12 December 1965) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and member of the German federal parliament.

Kay Gottschalk
Gottschalk in 2020
Deputy Leader of the Alternative for Germany
In office
2 December 2017 – 1 December 2019
Serving with Beatrix von Storch
LeaderAlexander Gauland
Jörg Meuthen
Preceded byAlexander Gauland
Succeeded byAndreas Kalbitz
Chair of the Wirecard scandal inquiry Committee
In office
18 October 2020 – 25 June 2021
DeputyHans Michelbach
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Bundestag
for North Rhine-Westphalia
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Preceded bymulti-member district
ConstituencyAlternative for Germany List
Personal details
Born (1965-12-12) 12 December 1965 (age 58)
Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyAlternative for Germany (2013–)
ResidenceNettetal
Occupation
  • Politician
  • insurance manager
  • Businessman
WebsiteOfficial website

Life and politics

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Gottschalk was born 1965 in Hamburg and studied business administration and law. He went on to become an insurance manager.[1][2]

At the 2017 German federal election he was elected member of parliament through a list place in North Rhine-Westphalia.[1]

In December 2017 he was elected as a deputy leader of the AfD.[3] Since 2019 he was married. His husband died on March 1, 2023.[4]

Following Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gottschalk, alongside AfD MEP Guido Reil and a delegation of NRW Landtag visited Ukraine and declared solidarity, representing a minority in the generally pro-Russian party.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AfD-Abgeordnete: Rechts bis extrem im Bundestag". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Kay Gottschalk". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Flügelschlagen unter Aufsicht von Gauland und Meuthen" (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. ^ Queer.de: AfD-Abgeordneter outet sich im Bundestag als schwul, March 2, 2023
  5. ^ "Alternative for Russia: How the AfD is systematically turning towards Russia". correctiv.org. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.