Person

Alice Weidel

b. 1979

German politician (born 1979), AfD

Born
6 Feb 1979 · Gütersloh

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 54 years
  1. 6 Feb 1979BornBorn in Gütersloh
  2. 2017RoleParliamentary group leader
  3. 2017 – 2021RoleMember of the German Bundestag
  4. 2021RoleMember of the German Bundestag
  5. 2025RoleMember of the German Bundestag
  6. 2025RoleLeader of the Opposition

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1979 – today).

  1. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  2. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  3. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  4. 1985Schengen Agreement
  5. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  6. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  7. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  9. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  11. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  12. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  13. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  14. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  15. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  16. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  17. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  18. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  19. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  20. 20112011 Norway attacks
  21. 2011Libyan civil war
  22. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  23. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  24. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  25. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  26. 2015Paris Agreement
  27. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  29. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  30. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  31. 2023Gaza war
  32. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  33. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Alice Elisabeth Weidel (German: [aˈliːs eˈliːzabɛt ˈvaɪdl̩]; born 6 February 1979) is a German politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022. Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.

Weidel became a member of the Bundestag (MdB) in the 2017 federal election, where she was the AfD's lead candidate alongside Alexander Gauland. In the 2021 federal election, she once again served as their lead candidate, alongside Tino Chrupalla. From February 2020 to July 2022, Weidel held the position of chairwoman of the AfD state association in Baden-Württemberg. In 2024, she was selected as her party's candidate for Chancellor in the 2025 German federal election.

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