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Frank Franz | |
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Leader of The Homeland | |
Assumed office 1 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Udo Pastörs |
Leader of the NPD in the Saarland | |
In office 2005–2012 | |
Preceded by | Peter Marx |
Succeeded by | Peter Marx |
Personal details | |
Born | Völklingen, Saarland | 21 November 1978
Nationality | German |
Political party | The Homeland |
Spouse | Patricia Koperski (separated) |
Children | 3 |
Website | frank-franz |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Branch/service | Bundeswehr German Army |
Years of service | 1994-2004 |
Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
Frank Franz (born 21 November 1978) is a German far-right politician who has been the leader of The Homeland (formerly known as the NPD), a neo-Nazi political party, since 2014.[1] Between 2005 and 2011 he was the national chairman of the NPD in the German state of Saarland, and national press officer for the NPD from 2011 to 2014.
Franz was born in Völklingen. From 1997 to 2004, he served in the Bundeswehr, which he left as a Staff Sergeant. From 2007 onwards he worked as a programmer and artist, and owns an agency that handles the NPD's Internet activities.[2]
Internally, Franz is controversial, as he is seen as a protégé of Peter Marx, who was not confirmed as the party's Secretary General in the wake of a failed coup attempt in early 2009.[3]
Franz is separated from his wife, with whom he has three children. Since 2015, he has been dating a woman named Patricia Koperski, who guest-starred on German soap opera GZSZ and owns a right-wing publishing house.[1]