Christoph Grimm (politician, 1957)

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Christoph Grimm, 2017

Christoph Grimm (born April 3, 1957 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German lawyer and politician ( AfD ).

Life

Grimm grew up in Quickborn , graduated from high school in 1980 and then studied law at the University of Hamburg . After graduating, he became a lawyer. From 1993 to 1998 he worked as a freelancer on behalf of the Ministry of Justice in Grevesmühlen to help set up the local administration. His field of activity included the return of assets to former GDR citizens who had gone to the Federal Republic of Germany. The attempt to sue for a permanent job with the argument that he was apparently self-employed failed in court. He then worked first in Hamburg and then in Dassow as an independent lawyer.

Grimm is married.

politics

In 1980 he joined the Jusos and the SPD . In 2013 he left the SPD and became one of the co-founders of the AfD.

In the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 2016 , he ran for 6th place on the AfD state list and was thus able to move into the state parliament.

literature

  • Raphael Thelen and Hannes Jung: Christoph Grimm: The heart on the left, the gaze on the right ; in: The time of August 31, 2016 ( online ).

Web links

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