André Poggenburg

André Poggenburg giving a speech in November 2015

André Poggenburg (born 1975 in Weißenfels) is a German politician and member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. He is state chairman of his party in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt and leading candidate for the 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state elections. According to final results, the AfD gained 24.2 percent of the votes and is now second political force in Saxony-Anhalt.[1] Poggenburg is also a member of the AfD federal board.[2]

Poggenburg described himself as a "national conservative".[3] He worked as a merchant and equipment manufacturer.[4] He led a company together with his stepfather and founded his own business organization for manufacturing machines in Stößen in 1996. He managed a repair company for car radiators, which moved to Gut Nöbeditz in 2008 and ceased operations on New Year's Eve 2015.[5] Poggenburg is unmarried.[4]

There were reports about financial problems of Poggenburg before the elections.[3][5] According to Poggenburg, these reports were "strongly exaggerated".[3]

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