Mirco Hanker
German politician
Mirco Karsten Hanker (born 2 February 1966 in Braunschweig) is a German politician who was as a elected member of the Bundestag in 2025. He has been a member of the Alternative for Germany since 2016, and was previously a member of Free Voters.
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