Michael Stürzenberger

Michael Stürzenberger
Stürzenberger in 2018
Leader of the German Freedom Party
In office
2013–2016
Preceded byRené Stadtkewitz
Succeeded byOffice dissolved
Personal details
Born (1964-09-28) 28 September 1964
Bad Kissingen, West Germany
Political partyChristian Social Union in Bavaria (2003–11)
German Freedom Party (2011–16)
Occupation
  • Activist
  • speaker
  • blogger
  • journalist

Michael Stürzenberger (born 28 September 1964) is a German counter-jihad activist, blogger and critic of Islam. He was the leader of the German Freedom Party from 2013 to 2016, and has been active for many years with his public speaking and protests against Islam with groups such as the Citizens' Movement Pax Europa and Pegida. He has been convicted of several criminal offences, including incitement to hatred. He is an active YouTuber and contributor to the blog Politically Incorrect, and was observed by the Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution for anti-constitutional extremism from 2013 until 2022.