Heiko Heßenkemper

Heiko Heßenkemper (born 11 January 1956) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Heiko Heßenkemper
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
24 October 2017
Personal details
Born(1956-01-11)11 January 1956
NationalityGerman
Political partyAfD

Life and politics

Heßenkemper was born 1956 in the West German town of Hamm and studied physics at the Clausthal University of Technology. He became a professor in 1995.[1]

Heßenkemper entered the populist AfD in 2014 and became a member of the bundestag after the 2017 German federal election [2]

Heßenkemper is considered to be part of the right-wing of the AfD.[3]

Heßenkemper denies the scientific consensus on climate change.[4]

References
  1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper". bundestag.de. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. "abgeordnetenwatch.de | Profil von Prof. Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper, AfD - Bundestag". abgeordnetenwatch.de. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. "AfD-Abgeordnete: Rechts bis extrem im Bundestag | Zeit Online". zeit.de. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. "12.8.2019: Heiko Hessenkemper über Zeitsprünge, Grünen-Zitate und die bevorstehende Sachsenwahl". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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