Jörg Meuthen

Jörg Hubert Meuthen (German: [ˈjœəg ˈmɔʏtn̩]; born 29 June 1961)[1] is a German economist and right-wing politician serving as Federal spokesman for Alternative for Germany (AfD) since July 2015.[2] He was frontrunner for the AfD at the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election and has been a Member of Parliament and parliamentary leader since March 2016.[2] Since the end of 2017, Meuthen has been a member of the European Parliament[3] and deputy chairman of the EFDD.[4] He was the leading candidate of the AfD for the 2019 European Parliament election.[5]

Jörg Meuthen
Meuthen in 2015
Born (1961-06-29) 29 June 1961
Essen, West Germany
(now Germany)
InstitutionAcademy of Kehl

The regional film fund HessenFilm fired CEO Hans Joachim Mendig over a controversial September 24 2019 meeting with Jörg Meuthen.[6]

References
  1. "Die Kirchensteuer als Einnahmequelle von Religionsgemeinschaften". www.peterlang.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "Bundessprecher; Spitzenkandidat der AfD für die Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg - Hart aber Fair - Das Erste". www1.wdr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. "Home | Jörg MEUTHEN | Abgeordnete | Europäisches Parlament". www.europarl.europa.eu (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. User, Super. "Jörg Meuthen". www.efddgroup.eu. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  5. "Scharfe Kritik an Robert Habeck: Meuthen führt AfD in Europawahl". www.zdf.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. Blaney2019-09-25T02:35:00+01:00, Martin. "Germany's HessenFilm fund fires CEO after meeting with far-right politician sparks outrage (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 25 September 2019.


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