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Wilhelm von Gottberg
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Born |
Königsberg, Deutschland (today Kaliningrad, Russia) |
30 March 1940
Nationality | German |
Political party | Alternative für Deutschland |
Children | 6 |
Wilhelm von Gottberg (born March 30, 1940) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany.
Gottberg was born in Woopen in Landkreis Bartenstein (now Kaliningrad Oblast), East Prussia. His family fled from East Prussia during World War II.
Gottberg is president of the Territorial Association of East Prussia (since 1992) and Vice President of the Federation of Expellees (since 1992) in Germany. He is also a member of the board of the Ostpreußische Kulturstiftung, and was mayor of the community of Schnega in Lower Saxony. Gottberg used to be a member of the Christian Democratic Union, but joined the Alternative for Germany in 2016.