Mariana Harder-Kühnel
German politician (born 1974)

Mariana Harder-Kühnel (born 16 August 1974) is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Since October 2017, she has served as member of the Bundestag.
In November 2018, the AfD unsuccessfully nominated Harder-Kühnel for the vacant post of one of the Vice Presidents of the Bundestag.
Harder-Kühnel is married and has three children. She is a practicing Roman Catholic.
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