Steffen Kotré

Steffen Kotré (born 29 April 1974 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Life and politics

Kotre was born 1974 in East Berlin and studied engineering management. He is member of the fraternity Corps Berlin.

In 2013, Kotre entered the newly founded Alternative for Germany (AfD) and after the 2017 German federal election became a member of the Bundestag representing Brandenburg.

As of 2019, Kotre opposed the scientific consensus on climate change.

In February 2023, Kotré appeared in a Russian TV show by Vladimir Solovyov. He stated that German mainstream media were doing all they could to turn Germans against Russia and criticised German weapon deliveries to Ukraine. According to an AfD spokesman Kotré’s participation in the TV show was "not known" to the party.