Matthias Helferich

Matthias Helferich (born 14 October 1988) is a German right-wing politician for the Alternative for Germany party.^[1] He has been a factionless member of the Bundestag since 2021.^[2] In 2025, he was re-admitted to the AfD parliamentary group like the fellow controversial politician Maximilian Krah.^[3][4]

Matthias Helferich
Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2021
Parliamentary group	Independent (2021–2025) AfD (since 2025)
Constituency	AfD Party List
Personal details
Born	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) Dortmund, West Germany
Political party	AfD (since 2016)
Other political affiliations	Young Union (formerly)
Alma mater	Bonn University
Occupation	Lawyer • Politician

Career

Helferich was born in 1988 in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He served at Bundeswehr in guard unit (Wachbataillon) in Siegburg and begann to study 2009 law at University Bonn.

Helferich was elected to the Bundestag in 2021.^[2] Although a party member of AfD, he never entered the party faction and is currently a factionless member of the Bundestag.

Within the AfD, Helferich is part of the ethnic-national wing under Björn Höcke.^[5]

In 2025, he was re-admitted back into the AfD faction.^[6][7]

Political views

Helferich called himself a "democratic Freisler", referring to a Nazi-era judge.^[8] He later said that his statements were meant as parody: "If you are confronted with Nazi accusations as frequently as AfD politicians, you compensate for that in private spheres. You ridicule it."^[9][10][11]