Alice Weidel
Alice Weidel | |
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Weidel at CPAC Hungary 2025 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Friedrich Merz |
| In office 24 October 2017 – 26 October 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Brinkhaus |
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2022 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Jörg Meuthen |
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany in the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2017 | |
| Deputy | |
| Chief Whip | Bernd Baumann |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | None |
| Leader of the Alternative for Germany in Baden-Württemberg | |
| In office 15 February 2020 – 17 July 2022 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Alice Elisabeth Weidel 6 February 1979 Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Political party | AfD (since 2013) |
| Domestic partner | Sarah Bossard (since 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Hans Weidel (grandfather) |
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| Alma mater | University of Bayreuth |
| Website | alice-weidel |
Alice Elisabeth Weidel (German: [aˈliːs eˈliːzabɛt ˈvaɪdl̩]; born 6 February 1979) is a German far-right politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022. Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
Weidel became a member of the Bundestag (MdB) in the 2017 federal election, where she was the AfD's lead candidate alongside Alexander Gauland. In the 2021 federal election, she once again served as their lead candidate, alongside Tino Chrupalla. From February 2020 to July 2022, Weidel held the position of chairwoman of the AfD state association in Baden-Württemberg. In 2024, she was selected as her party's candidate for Chancellor in the 2025 German federal election.