Stefan Keuter


Stefan Keuter is a German politician for the far-right Alternative for Germany and a member of the Bundestag since 2017.

Life and politics

Keuter was born 1972 in the West German city of Essen and became an entrepreneur. Keuter entered the newly founded populist AfD and became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. Die Zeit described Keuters political positions within AfD after his election 2017 as "ultra right".
Stefan Keuter is known for his strong ties to the Russian government. When the Russian invasion of Ukraine had started, he took part in a conference entitled "Economy against sanctions" with representatives of Russian politics and business in May 2022. One of the topics discussed was how best to deal with the international sanctions.
Keuter is deputy leader of AfD's parliamentary group.