Andreas Kalbitz

Andreas Kalbitz (born 17 November 1972) is a German politician and was from 2013 to 2020 member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 chairman of the faction of his former party in the Landtag of Brandenburg, a state parliament.

Andreas Kalbitz (2016)

Life and politics

Kalbitz was born 1972 in Munich and became a soldier in the Bundeswehr, the German federal army for over 10 years. [1] Kalbitz was member of various extremist right-wing organisations before he entered the newly founded AfD in 2013. [2]

In May 2020 Kalbitz was removed as Brandenburg state chairman by the party leadership after he was accused of concealing ties to far-right extremist groups. He was succeeded by provisional leader Dennis Hohloch.[3] In August 2020, Kalbitz punched Hohloch while inside the Brandenburg parliament building, rupturing Hohloch's spleen and sending him to the hospital.[4]


References
  1. "Andreas Kalbitz schönt seinen Lebenslauf". MAZ - Märkische Allgemeine.
  2. "Kalbitz gibt Teilnahme an rechtsextremem Lager zu". Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  3. "Punch throws Germany's AfD into uproar". Financial Times.
  4. "AfD-Mann im Krankenhaus: Kalbitz verletzt Parteifreund mit Boxschlag zur Begrüßung". RND.de.
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