Alice Weidel

German politician (born 1979), AfD

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Alice Weidel is a German politician born in 1979 who serves as a leading figure in the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a right-wing populist party. She matters because she is one of the most prominent voices in German politics representing the AfD's positions on immigration, EU policy, and other issues that have significantly influenced recent German political debates.

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Born: 1979
Works: 1

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Acting · Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany [now Germany]

Known for

Right-Wing Extremism: The New Terrorist Threat — Self (archive footage)2026
Die Vertrauensfrage: Wer kann Deutschland regieren? — Self2025
The TikTok-Army of the AfD — Self (archive footage)2025
Masterplan – Das Potsdamer Treffen und seine Folgen — Self (archive footage)2025
Die Elon-Musk-Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
The Rise of Germany’s New Right — Self (archive footage)2025
Wir waren in der AfD - Aussteiger berichten — Self (archive footage)2024
Die große Angst – Zukunft in Ostdeutschland? — Self (archive footage)2024
Höcke. Und seine Hintermänner — Self (archive footage)

Article

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 far-right, völkisch nationalist 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.