Wilhelm von Gottberg (born 30 March 1940) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany.[1]
Wilhelm von Gottberg | |
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_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%932.jpg) Wilhelm von Gottberg | |
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| Born | 30 March 1940 Groß Klitten, Province of East Prussia, Free State of Prussia, German Reich (today Pravdinsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia) |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Alternative for Germany |
| Children | 6 |
Wilhelm von Gottberg was born in 1940, the son of Hans Heinrich von Gottberg (1900–1973) and his wife Gertrud, née Freiin von der Goltz (1908–1997). He was descended of two noble families, the Gottberg family and the Von der Goltz family.[2] He was born in Woopen in Landkreis Bartenstein (now Poland), East Prussia. His family fled from East Prussia during World War II.[3]
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.[4]
Literature
Jens Mecklenburg (Hrsg.): Handbuch deutscher Rechtsextremismus. Elefanten-Press, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-88520-585-8, S. 462–463.