Kristin Brinker
German politician (born 1972)
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Kristin Brinker (born 6 April 1972) is a German politician. A member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Brinker has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2016. Brinker has been state chair of the Berlin AfD since March 2021.
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Kristin Brinker | |
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Brinker in 2017 | |
| Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1972 |
| Party | Alternative for Germany |
Life
Kristin Brinker was born in Bernburg in the Bezirk Halle of East Germany in 1972 and, according to her own account, grew up working-class. Brinker became an investment advisor at the Berliner Volksbank and trained as a cooperative bank clerk.[1][2]
Brinker was head of German Taxpayers Federation Berlin from 2012 to 2016 and then founding the Berlin state organization of far-right Alternative for Germany.[3][4]
Brinker joined the AfD in 2013 and is considered part of the "more liberal" wing of the party.[5] Brinker defeated Beatrix von Storch in 2021 to become chair of the Berlin AfD.[6]