Former FPÖ Politician Jenewein Becomes Press Spokesman for the German AfD

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: October 23, 2025; 23:43 ♦ (Vindobona)

The AfD faction in the Thuringian state parliament has made a prominent and controversial personnel decision. Former Austrian FPÖ National Council member Hans-Jörg Jenewein is taking over the position of press spokesman for the faction.

Hans-Jörg Jenewein, a former member of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) who was convicted of abuse of office, is the new press spokesman for the AfD faction in the Thuringian state parliament. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Emil Goldberg / VBW, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)