Steffen Kotré
{{short description|German politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Steffen Kotré
| office = Member of the Bundestag
| image = Steffen Kotré 2020 by Jenny Paul – (02.1).jpg
| caption = Kotré in 2020
| term_start = 24 October 2017
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|29|df=y}}
| party = AfD
| nationality = German
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/521250-521250|title=Deutscher Bundestag - Steffen Kotré|website=bundestag.de|access-date=2019-09-12}}
He is member of the fraternity Corps Berlin.{{cite web|url=https://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/brandenburg/article132123360/Der-gefuerchtete-Kandidat.html|title=Der gefürchtete Kandidat - Brandenburg - Berliner Morgenpost|website=morgenpost.de|date=11 September 2014 |access-date=2019-09-12}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://steffenkotre.de/vita/|title=Vita – Steffen Kotré – Energiepolitik im Bundestag|website=steffenkotre.de|access-date=2019-09-12}}
As of 2019, Kotre denied the scientific consensus on climate change.{{cite web|url=https://www.afdbundestag.de/regierung-ist-der-sargnagel-unserer-gesicherten-stromversorgung-steffen-kotre-afd-fraktion/|title=Regierung ist der Sargnagel unserer gesicherten Stromversorgung! - Steffen Kotré - AfD-Fraktion - AfD-Fraktion im deutschen Bundestag|website=afdbundestag.de|date=4 April 2019 |access-date=2019-09-12}}
In February 2023, Kotré appeared in a Russian TV show by Vladimir Solovyov (TV presenter). He stated that German mainstream media were doing all they could to turn Germans against Russia and criticised German weapon deliveries to Ukraine.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-03 |title=Ukraine-Liveticker: Leopard-1-Panzer wurden laut Melnyk schon im April angeboten |language=de |work=FAZ.NET |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ukraine-liveticker-leopard-1-panzer-wurden-laut-melnyk-schon-im-april-angeboten-faz-18495964.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |issn=0174-4909}} According to an AfD spokesman Kotré’s participation in the TV show was "not known" to the party.{{Cite news |last=Philipp Sandmann |date=2023-02-02 |title=AfD-Politiker tritt in Propaganda-Show des Kreml auf |language=de |work=ntv Nachrichtenfernsehen |url=https://www.n-tv.de/politik/AfD-Politiker-tritt-in-Propaganda-Show-des-Kreml-auf-article23889143.html |access-date=2023-02-03}}
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