Kurt Kleinschmidt

Kurt Klaus Kleinschmidt is a former German military officer and a politician from the Alternative for Germany.

Biography

Kleinschmidt hails from Bavaria and now lives in North Friesland. A former soldier, he had a military career including being stationed in Kosovo and Afghanistan. On 1 April 2022 Kleinschmidt became an armed forces reservist in the German armed forces. On 27 August 2022, he was elected chairman of Alternative for Germany in Schleswig-Holstein. In the 2022 [Schleswig-Holstein state election|Schleswig-Holstein state election] in May 2022, the party had lost all their seats. In the 2023 local elections, Kleinschmidt was a candidate for North Friesland and Leck.
On 3 November 2024, Kleinschmidt was selected as the Candidates of the [2025 German federal election|top candidate] in Schleswig-Holstein in the 2025 German federal election. With 51 percent of the votes, party delegates elected Kleinschmidt to first place on the State [list (Germany)|state list] for the federal election. In the election he was elected.