Stefan Keuter
{{Short description|German politician}}
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| office = Member of the Bundestag
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| term_start = 24 October 2017
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1972|8|19|| df=y}}
| party = AfD
| nationality = German
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Stefan Keuter (born 19 August 1972) is a German politician for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and a member of the Bundestag since 2017.
Life and politics
Keuter was born 1972 in the West German city of Essen and became an entrepreneur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/520980-520980|title=Deutscher Bundestag - Stefan Keuter|website=Deutscher Bundestag|language=de|access-date=2019-09-23}} Keuter entered the newly founded populist AfD and became a member of the Bundestag after the 2017 German federal election. Die Zeit described Keuters political positions within AfD after his election 2017 as "ultra right".{{Cite news|url=https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/afd-kandidaten-bundestagswahl-abgeordnete|title=Rechts bis extrem im Bundestag|newspaper=Die Zeit |date=24 October 2017 |language=de|access-date=2019-11-04 |last1=Biermann |first1=Kai |last2=Geisler |first2=Astrid |last3=Holzinger |first3=Christina |last4=Middelhoff |first4=Paul |last5=Polke-Majewski |first5=Karsten |last6=Steffen |first6=Tilman }}
Stefan Keuter is known for his strong ties to the Russian government. When the Russian invasion of Ukraine had started, he took part in a conference entitled "Economy against sanctions" with representatives of Russian politics and business in May 2022. One of the topics discussed was how best to deal with the international sanctions.{{Cite web |last=tagesschau.de |title=AfD-Abgeordneter spricht auf russischer Konferenz |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/kontraste/afd-russland-117.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=tagesschau.de |language=de}}
Keuter is deputy leader of AfD's parliamentary group.{{Cite web|url=https://afdbundestag.de/fraktion/|title=
Fraktionsvorstand|website=Alternative for Germany|language=de|access-date=2024-12-21}}
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Category:Politicians from Essen
Category:Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025
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