Roland Hartwig (born 22 September 1954) is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and member of the Bundestag between 2017 and 2021.
Roland Hartwig | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1954 |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | AfD |
Life and achievements
Hartwig was born 1954 in Berlin and studied jurisprudence at the University of Freiburg and became a Doctor of Law in 1984. [1]
Hartwig was 'Chefsyndikus' (chief syndic) of the law department of the world leading chemical concern (business) Bayer from 1999 to 2016 [2]
Hartwig entered the newly founded AfD in 2013 and is since the 2017 German federal election member of the Bundestag.[3]
Political positions
According to research by the Correctiv research network, Hartwig attended a secret meeting on 25 November 2023 at the Landhaus Adlon in Potsdam with participants from the New Right, including Austrian Identitarian Martin Sellner. At the meeting, a "master plan" for the practical implementation of the expulsion of millions of people from Germany, including those with German citizenship (so-called remigration), was reportedly discussed. In this context, Hartwig is said to have stated that he wanted to take the contents of the meeting to the AfD leadership.[4][5]