Kristin Brinker
Kristin Brinker (born April 6, 1972 in Bernburg) 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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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 joined the AfD in 2013 and is considered part of the “more liberal" wing of the party.[3] Brinker defeated Beatrix von Storch in 2021 to become chair of the Berlin AfD.[4]
References
- Leister, Annika (August 2020). "Kristin Brinker (AfD): "Sicher wird man als Frau auch mal vorgeschoben"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Kristin Brinker". AfD-Fraktion Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Die parteiinternen Fronten der AfD - Berlin - Aktuelle Nachrichten - Berliner Morgenpost". 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Sieg gegen Beatrix von Storch: Brinker überraschend zur Berliner AfD-Vorsitzenden gewählt". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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