Udo Pastörs

Udo Pastörs
Pastörs in 2013
Leader of the
National Democratic Party
In office
19 December 2013  1 November 2014
Acting: 19 December 2013 – 10 January 2014
Deputy
  • Karl Richter
  • Frank Schwerdt
Preceded byHolger Apfel
Succeeded byFrank Franz
Member of the
Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
In office
16 October 2006  4 October 2016
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded bymulti-member district
ConstituencyNational Democratic Party List
Personal details
Born
Udo Michael Wilhelm Pastörs

(1952-08-24) 24 August 1952
Wegberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyNational Democratic Party
(2000–)
Children1
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Clockmaker

Udo Pastörs (born 1952) is a German politician and convicted Holocaust denier. He is the former leader of the far-right NPD, and served as a representative in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern until 2016.

Pastörs was considered one of the leading cadres within the traditional right-wing extremist scene in Germany until AfD emerged. Criminal investigations were repeatedly initiated against Pastörs. He was convicted several times for incitement to hatred and Holocaust denial and openly represented racist and anti-Semitic views. His political positions are based on historical National Socialism.