Tobias Rausch
German politician (born 1990)
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Tobias Rausch (born 28 November 1990) is a German politician of the AfD serving as President of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt since 2026, being the first ever AfD member to become the presiding officer of a German state parliament.[1][2][3]
- Daniel Rausch (father)
Tobias Rausch | |
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| President of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Gunnar Schellenberger |
| Member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1990 Mellrichstadt, Bavaria, Germany |
| Party | Alternative for Germany |
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Rausch has been a member of the Landtag since 2016 and head of AfD parlimentarian group from 2021 to 2026.[4] He is the son of former Saxony-Anhalt AfD MP Daniel Rausch.[5]
Life
Tobias Rausch grew up in Straßfurt. His father is the AfD politician Daniel Rausch. He did an apprenticeship as a car mechanic and later real estate business. Rausch is CEO of the real estate company Rausch Immobilien GmbH in Hecklingen.[6][7]
According to his own statement he became member of AfD in 2013. Rausch has been a member of the state parliament and deputy parliamentary group leader since 2016, and parliamentary group leader since 2021.[8]
Supposed cronyism
In 2026 a wide structure of supposed cronyism in AfD got pushed by certain media outlets. In AfD Saxony-Anhalt a lot of politicians employeed friends, relatives and the partners of their AfD party friends.[8] At times, several of Rausch’s siblings were employed by AfD Bundestag member Claudia Weiss. Rausch stated that he had not been involved in their hiring. He himself employed several players from his football club, SV 09 Staßfurt, in his parliamentary office at various times. Rausch also serves as the chairman of SV 09 Straßfurt.[8] No criminal investigations were conducted, and there were no convictions.
