Wilhelm von Gottberg

Wilhelm von Gottberg (born 30 March 1940) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany.[1]

Wilhelm von Gottberg
Wilhelm von Gottberg
Personal details
Born (1940-03-30) 30 March 1940
Königsberg, Province of East Prussia, Free State of Prussia, German Reich (today Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
NationalityGerman
Political partyAlternative für Deutschland
Children6

Gottberg was born in Woopen in Landkreis Bartenstein (now Kaliningrad Oblast), East Prussia. His family fled from East Prussia during World War II.[2]

Gottberg is president of the Territorial Association of East Prussia (since 1992) and Vice President of the Federation of Expellees (since 1992) in Germany. He is also a member of the board of the Ostpreußische Kulturstiftung, and was mayor of the community of Schnega in Lower Saxony. Gottberg used to be a member of the Christian Democratic Union, but joined the Alternative for Germany in 2016.[3]

References
  1. "Querdenker setzt auf die "Alternative"". AZ-Online. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. Die Flucht die (er) miterlebte
  3. "Querdenker setzt auf die "Alternative"". AZ-Online. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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